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accuracy

[ak-yer-uh-see] / ˈæk yər ə si /


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Our columnist tests out the latest fitness trackers for your wrist, finger and elsewhere, with a focus on sleep monitoring and heart-rate accuracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“We found that BLS met its annual accuracy goals for the survey estimates in the jobs report from fiscal years 2020 through 2025 amid data collection challenges,” its report stated.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“We have access, accuracy, security — now the challenge is to maintain all of those values while accelerating the count,” said Kim Alexander, head of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The main cause was "an unforeseen change in the radio frequency environment occurring after take-off," Skymagic said, triggering some drones "to enact failsafe landing procedures in response to compromised positional accuracy".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

His efforts introduced an unprecedented accuracy in astronomical and other nautical clocks.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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