What's the difference between accuracy and rumor?

Accuracy


Definition:

  • (n.) The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) When subjects centered themselves actively, or additionally, contracted trunk flexor or extensor muscles to predetermined levels of activity, no increase in trunk positioning accuracy was found.
  • (2) Accuracy of discrimination of letters at various preselected distances was determined each session while Ortho-rater examinations were given periodically throughout training.
  • (3) To determine the accuracy of double-contrast arthrography in complete rotator cuff tears, we studied 805 patients thought to have a complete rotator cuff tear who had undergone double-contrast shoulder arthrography (DCSA) between 1978 and 1983.
  • (4) An experimental model was established in the ewe allowing one to predict with accuracy an antral follicle that coincidentally would either undergo ovulation (6-8 mm diameter) or atresia (3-4 mm diameter) following synchronization of luteal regression and the onset of the gonadotropin surge.
  • (5) Correlations and some clinically relevant comparisons suggested that the MMPI 168 predicted the standard MMPI with a high degree of accuracy.
  • (6) Technical manipulations to improve resolution were time consuming and added little to the accuracy of the test.
  • (7) The positive predictive accuracy of a biophysical profile score of 0, with mortality and morbidity used as end points, was 100%.
  • (8) 83 well documented cases of amoebic hepatic abscess, treated in the Philippines between 1967 and 1975, are presented with a view to showing the results of 3 different methods of management and comparing the diagnostic accuracy and overall mortality in 2 separate groups.
  • (9) The sensitivity , accuracy, and reproductibility of this method are described and discussed.
  • (10) In invasive epidermoid carcinoma, the accuracy with the self-collected specimens approached the physician-scraped specimens.
  • (11) While the correlations between speed and accuracy reversed over time, the abnormal vision group began and ended at the most extreme levels, having undergone a significantly more radical shift in this regard.
  • (12) This longitudinal study compares the accuracy of self-assessments of 22 students across four examinations during their first 2 years of medical school.
  • (13) 18 patients with typical sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) were investigated by the Motor Accuracy and Speed Test (MAST) and 18 healthy age- and-sex-matched volunteers, acted as controls.
  • (14) We assume that the fragments have been assembled and address the problem of determining the degree to which the reconstructed sequence is free from errors, i.e., its accuracy.
  • (15) Labelling of the albumin with 99mTc ensured an accuracy of measurements only limited by the precision of the weighing.
  • (16) This procedure yields excellent precision and accuracy, as demonstrated by the analysis of a known amino acid mixture and of neonatal plasma.
  • (17) The midsystolic Doppler velocity showed the highest predictive accuracy (94%) for the detection of severe aortic stenosis.
  • (18) By completing these three steps, we feel that we have improved the overall accuracy of our custom block making system which has resulted in more accurate treatments for our patients.
  • (19) This data gives the radiotherapist some useful parameters for the selection of applicators and general knowledge of the accuracy of the system.
  • (20) In contrast, US-guided FNAC had an accuracy of 89% (62 of 70), a sensitivity of 76% (25 of 33), and a specificity of 100% (37 of 37).

Rumor


Definition:

  • (n.) A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
  • (n.) A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified.
  • (n.) A prolonged, indistinct noise.
  • (v. t.) To report by rumor; to tell.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He says he won't respond to the latest ridiculous rumor of Republican action.
  • (2) Are the annual Bob Dylan rumors flying around again?
  • (3) The analyses confirm that rumor involvement decreases the probability of current or future pill use by previous users and by those who have never used it.
  • (4) Some say the recent rush for rhino horn emanates from Vietnam, where, a few years ago, rumors circulated that a prominent politician had been cured of cancer by consuming it.
  • (5) Despite rumors to the contrary and theoretical problems with dehydrated cervical mucus, women with mild CF have little difficulty conceiving.
  • (6) Needless to say, it would be a huge blow to the Heat if James took his talents anywhere else, particularly if there is any truth in the rumors that Bosh will head elsewhere, possibly to the Houston Rockets , if Miami fails to re-sign James.
  • (7) Rumors that the US embassy in Sana’a would be evacuated have swirled for over a week.
  • (8) Let's say the rumors are right — and I believe they are — that the next-generation iPhone's CPU will be running at 600 MHz.
  • (9) Here’s a sex freak father, hanging around with whores and massage parlors and swinging and all that,” he said, of the rumors that spread about him.
  • (10) That kind of Kremlinology is nothing new – once upon a time, when Alan Greenspan was spotted sneezing in the morning, rumors he had died would be rippling through trading desks by mid-afternoon, sending the bond market into a tailspin.
  • (11) Correct the Record CEO David Brock has also publicly offered to pay for the legal fees and potential $5m penalty for anyone who leaks the rumored Apprentice videos.
  • (12) • Rumors swirled of a Republican proposal taking shape that would clean up the shutdown, the debt ceiling, the sequester, and the debate over taxes and entitlements in one fell swoop.
  • (13) We must do what is necessary to eliminate Isis, protect the innocent, and keep Americans safe,” said Representative Mike Pompeo, a Kansas Republican on the intelligence committee rumored to seek the chairmanship, an influential foreign-policy position.
  • (14) Ballmer's bid is rumored to be in the $2bn range, which would mean the Clippers – yes, the Clippers of all teams – had sold for more money than any other franchise in NBA history.
  • (15) Seven tumors had in addition tall finger-shaped protrusions and two rumors crater-like formations covered by irregular microvilli.
  • (16) Rumors have circulated for weeks as to the real name and background of the jihadi, whose identity is the subject of intense interest from British security officials.
  • (17) Romney has been looking and sounding like Vlad the Impaler for so long that all he had to do to exceed expectations was show up acting like someone who doesn't sleep in a crypt; strike a pose from the Ronald Reagan Compassionate Conservative playbook; spit out a few numbers; and seem puzzled by all of those, er, rumors about his plans to cut taxes for the rich and roll the rest of us back to serfdom.
  • (18) Congruent with previous research on hearing populations, deaf participants who were more anxious knew more rumors than did less anxious deaf participants.
  • (19) There's an "obvious" solution: Our old friend, the rumored 7" tablet (measured on the diagonal).
  • (20) The rumors about Clinton’s health appear to stem from a 2012 incident when she sustained a head injury from a fall that was attributed to a stomach virus.