precision

[ pri-sizh-uhn ]
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noun
  1. the state or quality of being precise.

  2. accuracy; exactness: to arrive at an estimate with precision.

  1. mechanical or scientific exactness: a lens ground with precision.

  2. punctiliousness; strictness: precision in one's business dealings.

  3. Mathematics. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed.: Compare accuracy (def. 3).

  4. Chemistry, Physics. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean.: Compare accuracy (def. 2).

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characterized by precision: precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.

Origin of precision

1
First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin praecīsiōn-, stem of praecīsiō “cutoff”; equivalent to precise + -ion

Other words for precision

Other words from precision

  • pre·ci·sion·al, adjective
  • o·ver·pre·ci·sion, noun
  • ul·tra·pre·ci·sion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for precision

precision

/ (prɪˈsɪʒən) /


noun
  1. the quality of being precise; accuracy

  2. (modifier) characterized by or having a high degree of exactness: precision grinding; a precision instrument

Origin of precision

1
C17: from Latin praecīsiō a cutting off; see precise

Derived forms of precision

  • precisionism, noun
  • precisionist, noun

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