Dictionary definition(s) for: accuracy

• n., The degree to which data, information, documents or records are precise, correct, truthful, free of error or distortion, or pertinent to the matter.
  [ Archives - "Basic Concepts for Discussion." , Page: 4 ]
  InterPARES 2. "Basic Concepts for Discussion." InterPARES 2. http://interpares.org/display_file/basic_concepts_for_discussion.pdf.
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• n., Accuracy refers to the truthfulness of the content of the record and can only be established through content analysis.
  [ Archives - MCRI 412-2001 InterPARES 2 Detailed Proposal Forum , Page: 11 ]
  Duranti, Luciana. "International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES): Experiential, Interactive and Dynamic Records. Project Proposal." InterPARES 2. http://interpares.org/display_file/InterPARES_2_detailed_proposal.pdf".
• n., An accurate performance is a performance that reproduces all that is constitutive of the work's individuality.
  [ Arts - The Ontology of Musical Works and the Authenticity of their Performance , Page: 74 ]
  Davies, Stephen. Themes in the Philosophy of Music. New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
• n., An accurate record is one that contains correct, precise and exact information.
  [ General Dictionaries - Basic Concepts Report , Page: 4 ]
  InterPARES 2. "Basic Concepts for Discussion." InterPARES 2. http://interpares.org/display_file/basic_concepts_for_discussion.pdf".
• n., Conformity to truth or to a standard or model: exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard; marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details.
  [ General Dictionaries - Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary ]
  Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield, MA.: Merriam-Webster, 2003.
• v., Freedom from mistake or error: correctness, conforming to an approved or conventional standard, conforming to or agreeing with fact, logic, or known truth, conforming to a set figure.
  [ General Dictionaries - Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary ]
  Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield, MA.: Merriam-Webster, 2003.
• n., How close to the real value a measurement is.
  [ Computer and Information Sciences - Free Online Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) ]
  FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing. http://foldoc.org/.
• n., The closeness of an estimate to the true value. Compare PRECISION.
  [ Sciences - The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology ]
  The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Timothy Darvill. Oxford University Press, 2002. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. University of British Columbia. 4 August 2006 http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t102.e19.
• n., The quality of correctness as to fact and of precision as to detail in information resources and in the delivery of information services.
  [ Computer and Information Sciences - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (ODLIS) ]
  Reitz, Joan M. ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science . Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. http://lu.com/odlis/.