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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/fɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/|/faɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/}} |
* {{IPA|en|/fɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/|/faɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/}} |
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* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fidelity.wav |
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fidelity.wav|a=Southern England}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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# [[accuracy|Accuracy]], or exact [[correspondence]] to some given [[quality]] or [[fact]]. |
# [[accuracy|Accuracy]], or exact [[correspondence]] to some given [[quality]] or [[fact]]. |
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# The [[degree]] to which a [[system]] accurately [[reproduce]]s an input. |
# The [[degree]] to which a [[system]] accurately [[reproduce]]s an input. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=2003|title=Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth International Conference on Very Large Databases, Berlin, Germany, 9-12 September, 2003|page=58 |
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|passage=By placing them closer to the source, we can reduce the number of messages in the system and this in turn is likely to improve the '''fidelity''' of the system.}} |
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====Quotations==== |
====Quotations==== |
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* {{quote-book|en|year=2004|title=High-'''Fidelity''' Medical Imaging Displays|publisher=Aldo Badano, Michael J. Flynn, Jerzy Kanicki|isbn=0819451916}} |
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* {{quote-text|en|year=2008|author=David L. Nelson; Michael M. Cox|title=Absolute Ultimate Guide for Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry|isbn=1429212411|section=page S-305 |
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|passage=The isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase has a proofreading function that ensures the '''fidelity''' of the aminoacylation reaction, but the histidyl-tRNA synthetase lacks such a proofreading function.}} |
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====Antonyms==== |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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{{trans-top|faithfulness to one's duties}} |
{{trans-top|faithfulness to one's duties}} |
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* Arabic: {{t|ar| |
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|إِخْلَاص}}, {{t|ar|وَلَاء}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|преданост|f|sc=Cyrl}} |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|преданост|f|sc=Cyrl}} |
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|fidelitat}} |
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|fidelitat}} |
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* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᎪᎯᏳᏗ}} |
* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᎪᎯᏳᏗ}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|忠 |
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|忠實}}, {{t+|cmn|忠誠}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|uskollisuus}}, {{t+|fi|lojaalius}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|uskollisuus}}, {{t+|fi|lojaalius}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|fidélité}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|fidélité}} |
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* Latin: {{t|la|fidelitas|f}} |
* Latin: {{t|la|fidelitas|f}} |
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* Malay: {{t|ms|kesetiaan}} |
* Malay: {{t|ms|kesetiaan}} |
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* Maori: {{t|mi|pirihonga}}, {{t|mi|pirihonge}}, {{t|mi|pirihongi}}, {{t|mi|ngākaupono}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fidelidade|f}}, {{t+|pt|lealdade|f}} |
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fidelidade|f}}, {{t+|pt|lealdade|f}} |
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* Romanian: {{t+|ro|fidelitate|f}} |
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|fidelitate|f}} |
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|ве́рность|f}} |
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ве́рность|f}} |
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|fidelidad}} |
* Spanish: {{t+|es|fidelidad}} |
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* Swedish: {{t+|sv|trohet}}, {{t|sv|plikttrohet}} |
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|trohet}}, {{t+|sv|plikttrohet}} |
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* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sadakat}} |
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sadakat}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ві́рність|f}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|вярност|f|sc=Cyrl}} |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|вярност|f|sc=Cyrl}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|忠貞 |
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|忠貞|tr=zhōngzhēn}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|uskollisuus}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|uskollisuus}} |
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* Galician: {{t+|gl|fidelidade|f}} |
* Galician: {{t+|gl|fidelidade|f}} |
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* Icelandic: {{t+|is|tryggð|f}} |
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|tryggð|f}} |
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* Irish: {{t|ga|dílseacht|f}} |
* Irish: {{t|ga|dílseacht|f}} |
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* Maori: {{t|mi|piripono}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|wierność|f}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wierność|f}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fidelidade|f}}, {{t+|pt|lealdade|f}} |
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fidelidade|f}}, {{t+|pt|lealdade|f}} |
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* Swedish: {{t+|sv|trohet}} |
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|trohet}} |
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* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sadık}} |
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sadık}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ві́рність|f}} |
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 24 August 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]15th century, from Middle English [Term?], from Middle French fidélité, from Latin fidēlitās, from fidēlis (“faithful”), from fidēs (“faith, loyalty”) (English faith), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”) (English bide). Doublet of fealty.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /fɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/, /faɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]fidelity (countable and uncountable, plural fidelities)
- Faithfulness to one's duties.
- the fidelity of the civil servants
- Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
- Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
- The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
- 2003, Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth International Conference on Very Large Databases, Berlin, Germany, 9-12 September, 2003, page 58:
- By placing them closer to the source, we can reduce the number of messages in the system and this in turn is likely to improve the fidelity of the system.
Quotations
[edit]- 2004, High-Fidelity Medical Imaging Displays, Aldo Badano, Michael J. Flynn, Jerzy Kanicki, →ISBN:
- 2008, David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox, Absolute Ultimate Guide for Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, →ISBN, page S-305:
- The isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase has a proofreading function that ensures the fidelity of the aminoacylation reaction, but the histidyl-tRNA synthetase lacks such a proofreading function.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]faithfulness to one's duties
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accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact
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loyalty, especially to one's spouse
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the degree to which an electronic system accurately reproduces a given sound or image
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Further reading
[edit]- “fidelity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fidelity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeydʰ-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English doublets
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
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