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accuracy  

noun (plural accuracies)

the quality or state of being correct or precise: we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics | she hit the ball with great accuracy.
  • technical the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard: the accuracy of radiocarbon dating | accuracies of 50–70%.  Compare with precision.