precision

American  

[pri-sizh-uhn] / prɪˈsɪʒ ən /

noun

1. the state or quality of being precise.

2. accuracy; exactness.

   to arrive at an estimate with precision.

   Synonyms:

   rigor

3. mechanical or scientific exactness.

   a lens ground with precision.

4. punctiliousness; strictness.

   precision in one's business dealings.

5. Mathematics. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed.

6. Chemistry, Physics. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by precision.

   precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.

precision British  

/ 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

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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

"One of the key things that MicroBooNE did was give us all confidence and teach us how to use this technology to measure neutrinos with high precision," he said.

From Science Daily

Sampling precision for Harris online polls is measured using a Bayesian credible interval.

From Science Daily

At those wavelengths, the physical precision required to keep multiple sensors perfectly synchronized becomes extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, to achieve using conventional methods.

From Science Daily

Miami, by contrast, plays with the precision of a Category 5 hurricane.

From The Wall Street Journal

By linking geometric patterns with analytical formulas, the research bridges intuitive visual thinking and rigorous mathematical precision.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• rigor