precision

pre·ci·sion  (pr-szhn)

n.

1. The state or quality of being precise; exactness.

2.

a. The ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced.

b. The number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured.

adj.

1. Used or intended for accurate or exact measurement: a precision tool.

2. Made so as to vary minimally from a set standard: precision components.

3. Of or characterized by accurate action: precision bombing.

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[Latin praecsi, praecsin-, a cutting off, from praecsus, past participle of praecdere, to cut off; see precise.]

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precision

Noun

the quality of being precise

Adjective

accurate: precision engineering

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

precision - 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" preciseness exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude" impreciseness, imprecision - the quality of lacking precision

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precision

noun exactness, care, accuracy, fidelity, correctness, rigour, nicety, particularity, exactitude, meticulousness, definiteness, dotting the i's and crossing the t's, preciseness

Translations

precision [prɪˈsɪʒən] n → precisión f

precision [prɪˈsɪʒən] n → précision f

precision [prɪˈsɪʒən] precise n → Genauigkeit f, Präzision f

precision [prɪˈsɪʒən] n → precisione f