准确度 (zhǔn què dù) — degree of accuracy, precision level

Definition

Noun meaning 'degree of accuracy' — how close a measurement or result is to the true value. Often paired with 精度 (technical 'precision'); here 精度 stresses repeatable consistency, 准确度 stresses closeness to the true value.

noun
degree of accuracyprecision level

Examples

  • 准确度。
    Zhè ge yí qì de zhǔn què dù fēi cháng gāo.
    The accuracy of this instrument is very high.
  • 准确度。
    Shí yàn xū yào tí gāo cè liáng zhǔn què dù.
    The experiment needs to improve measurement accuracy.
  • 准确度。
    Shù jù zhǔn què dù jué dìng le fēn xī jié guǒ de kě xìn dù.
    Data accuracy determines the reliability of the analysis results.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

准确accurate
准zhǔnprecise确quètrue
联合Side by side
度dùdegree

The sense of 准确 (accurate) combines with 度 (degree) to mean how accurate something is.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 準; 准 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
隼
隼sǔn準zhǔn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 準, not 准, pairs 水 (water) with 隼 as a sound part; the evidence describes it as 'water level'.

Open 准 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 確; 确 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shírock
Sound part声符shēngfú
隺
隺hè確què
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 確 combines 石, a rock, with 隺 for its sound; the idea is something rock-solid and certain. The simplified 确 is a shorthand.

Open 确 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

Open 度 →

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