Ac"cu*ra*cy (#; 277), n. [See
Accurate.] The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes,
this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a
rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of
testimony depends on its accuracy.
The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to
judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy.
Reid.
The accuracy with which the piston fits the
sides.
Lardner.