1.
accuracy; precision; exactness; correctness
The quality of being accurate, exact, or free from error. The nominalized form of the na-adjective 正確, used when referring to accuracy as an abstract quality or measurable attribute.
正確さが求められる。
Accuracy is required.
この時計は正確さに定評がある。
This watch has a strong reputation for accuracy.
翻訳では正確さと自然さのバランスが難しい。
In translation, balancing accuracy and naturalness is difficult.
Formed by adding the suffix さ to the na-adjective 正確 (accurate, precise), turning it into a noun that refers to the quality or degree of accuracy itself.
USAGE:
Used when discussing accuracy as a measurable quality or standard — in contexts like manufacturing, translation, scientific measurement, sports, and timekeeping. While 正確 (na-adjective) describes something as accurate, 正確さ (noun) refers to the concept of accuracy.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 正確さを求める — to demand accuracy
- 正確さに欠ける — to lack accuracy
- 正確さを重視する — to value accuracy
- 高い正確さ — high accuracy
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 精度 — precision, degree of accuracy; more technical, used in engineering and science
- 正確 — accurate (na-adjective); the base adjective form
- 的確さ — aptness, being on-target; emphasizes hitting the right point rather than exactness