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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