accuracy
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He normally crosses the strike zone with 53.7% accuracy on his fastball, getting batters to chase about 37% of the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
The observations revealed that each honey bee follows its own preferred route and maintains that path with exceptional accuracy on both outbound and return trips.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
The team also reported that the 2025 analysis did not properly account for the mass of host galaxies, a standard correction routinely used in modern cosmology to improve measurement accuracy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
After the initial training, people were already good, sorting with at least about 90% accuracy, said Maximilian Riesenhuber, a professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University School of Medicine and co-author of the research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
She had numerous suspicions about the accuracy of the African and ship scenes but was an authority in this room.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing accuracy
The Scientific Method
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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Word Generation Science - Measurement
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