# accurate

Pronunciation: US say "AK-yuh-rit" /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/; UK say "AK-yuu-rit" /ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt/

## Adjective

1. Correct and free from error, or close enough to the true value to stay within acceptable limits.
   - Simple: Correct and true, with no mistakes, or very close to the right number or answer.
   - _The witness gave an accurate account of the accident._
   - _Scientists rely on accurate measurements to test their theories._

## Adjective

2. Exactly determined, or carried out with close care and attention. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Worked out exactly, or done with great care.

## Origin

First recorded in the 1610s with the now obsolete sense "done with care," and from the 1650s meaning "precise, exact." It was borrowed from Latin accūrātus ("done with care"), the perfect passive participle of accūrō ("take care of"), formed from ad- ("to, towards") plus cūrō ("take care"), from cūra ("care"); compare English cure.

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