How to Pronounce: Scientific Terms - Accuracy

Hello! I’m John Russell.
Let’s continue our exploration of scientific terms.
Developing our ability to pronounce scientific words can help us discuss the earth sciences, social sciences, and more.
Today, we pay special attention to the word “accuracy.”
Accuracy is a noun. It is a measure of how close something is to its true value.
So, let’s try to be ... accurate with our pronunciation of “accuracy.”
To start, accuracy has stress on the very beginning of the word. We can show that by clapping on the stressed part of the word.
Watch, listen, and repeat:
Accuracy
Accuracy
Accuracy
We have the stress at the beginning of the word. What else do we need to know?
We can divide the word into small parts and focus on saying the vowels and consonants very clearly.
Listen and repeat after me:
A (first vowel)
A
Kyə
Kyə
Rə
Rə
Sē
Sē
Let’s put it all together:
Accuracy
Accuracy
Accuracy
We can end by listening to a clip from VOA Learning English’s
Bryan Lynn use the term in a science and technology story:
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“Google says it created a mathematical algorithm that greatly improves this accuracy rate.”
OR
But it is hopeful that “deep learning technologies and well-designed clinical tools” can be continually developed to improve accuracy and availability for patients worldwide.
That’s all for today! Keep up the good work.
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