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PRECISION
preciseness, precision
(noun) the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; “he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton”; “note the meticulous precision of his measurements”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
precision (countable and uncountable, plural precisions)
The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
(mathematics) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
(bridge) A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.
Adjective
precision (not comparable)
Used for exact or precise measurement.
Made, or characterized by accuracy.
Anagrams
• isoprenic
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*ci"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. précision, L. praecisio a cutting off. See Precise.]
Definition: The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness. I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions. Locke.
Syn.
– Preciseness; exactness; accuracy; nicety.
– Precision, Preciseness. Precision is always used in a good sense; as, precision of thought or language; precision in military evolutions. Preciseness is sometimes applied to persons or their conduct in a disparaging sense, and precise is often used in the same way.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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