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[ adjective ] conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
Examples "an accurate reproduction" "the accounting was accurate" "accurate measurements" "an accurate scale" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)The American firearms and ammunition manufacturers through diligent research and technical development have replaced the muzzle_loader and slow firing single shot arms with modern fast firing autoloaders , extremely accurate bolt , lever , and slide_action firearms . (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Not enough to do away with all doubts , but sufficient to give a fairly accurate picture of the events of the voyage . (Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)This behavior is more `` veridical '' - or true than other testing behavior for some types of evaluation , and so can give quick and accurate estimates of complex functioning . (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)I realized , now , that she had been showing me , in what impressed me as being a very accurate way , something her mother had once said to her ; it was as if she was showing me one of the reasons why she hated that woman inside her . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)I even ferreted_out the materials from which shields were made - linden wood covered with leather - so I 'd get the light reflections accurate . |
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