accurate

/ˈa-kyə-rət/

borrowed from Latin accūrātus “accūrāre “ad- ad-cūrāre “

adjective

  1. free from error especially as the result of care

  2. conforming exactly to truth or to a standard : exact

  3. able to give an accurate result

an accurate diagnosis

correct accurate exact precise nice right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care.