PRECISIONS

Noun

precisions

plural of precision

Source: Wiktionary


PRECISION

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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