high fidelity

noun

: the reproduction of an effect (such as sound or an image) that is very faithful to the original
high-fidelity adjective

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No full 15-song tape with such high fidelity has ever surfaced before. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 My high fidelity 150 snowboard from Burton snowboards. Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025 The development provides high fidelity to advance the field of quantum algorithms for industrial use cases broadly, and financial use cases in particular Small to midsize companies are making quantum breakthroughs too. Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 Digital twins have immense potential in healthcare as the technology can be used to resolve critical situations with high fidelity representations. Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high fidelity

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First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high fidelity was in 1938

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“High fidelity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20fidelity. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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high fidelity

noun
: the reproduction of sound with a high degree of faithfulness to the original

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