precision
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4.2
- noun
- /prɪˈsɪʒən/
- Specialized
:
precisión
- We have achieved our position through poise, precision and audacity.
- high precision
- precision and accuracy
- attention and precision
The very, very high precision all over the sky.
- The very, very high precision all over the sky.
- Video is just so much information And so precision becomes a real problem.
- But despite all of the precision, it's really difficult to mess up.
- They are so much fun, they are so fast and the precision is just fantastic.
- And so we got all of that precision and it was fantastic.
Examples
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The artist used fine brushes to achieve precision in every detail of the painting.
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It requires skill, precision and timing!
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And here I mean the precision of location.
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What is the precision with which I do this?
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Precision is what people want with speech, and precision is using the right word.
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The very, very high precision all over the sky.
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That is all the precision this boy needs.
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And so we got all of that precision and it was fantastic.
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You would learn with precision when to share what.
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Knowledge in almost every field is available at revolutionary speed and precision through computer databases.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
286
3.6
Exactly correct and clear about small details
169
3.8
How close a measurement or statement is to the correct value
2
8.4
Careful attention to small details that makes things correct
2
4.1
A state of being accurate and free from mistakes
Careful attention to very small details
Antonyms
Compounds
- Texting
A small file stored on your device that websites keep to remember your choices for future visits
How Precise
2
4.1
169
3.8
- Specialized
157
4.2
22
4.4
3
6.5
24
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Precision comes from the Latin root praecisus, which originally meant 'cut' or 'cut clean'. Think of a sharp, clear cut that leaves a precise line — that's why precision means being exact and very accurate.