precision
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being precise.
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accuracy; exactness.
to arrive at an estimate with precision.
- Synonyms:
- rigor
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mechanical or scientific exactness.
a lens ground with precision.
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punctiliousness; strictness.
precision in one's business dealings.
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Mathematics. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed.
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Chemistry, Physics. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean.
adjective
noun
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the quality of being precise; accuracy
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(modifier) characterized by or having a high degree of exactness
precision grinding
a precision instrument
Other Word Forms
- overprecision noun
- precisional adjective
- precisionism noun
- precisionist noun
- ultraprecision noun
Etymology
Origin of precision
First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin praecīsiōn-, stem of praecīsiō “cutoff”; equivalent to precise + -ion
Example Sentences
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Winning the air, as they so often did, they showed the kind of precision that Scotland only talked about.
From BBC
They were also able to guide the outgoing beam toward selected angles with high precision.
From Science Daily
The 64-year-old leader plans to funnel investment into domestic industries, with an aim to sharpen Japan’s technological edge in products with worldwide demand, such as semiconductors, chipmaking equipment, precision machinery and next-generation batteries.
To make it happen, he needed to build four powerful legs for the so-called At-At – which famously first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back – that he could control with some precision.
From BBC
It can reach deeper areas of the brain with greater precision than techniques such as transcranial magnetic or electrical stimulation.
From Science Daily
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