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precision

precision

157 4.2
The quality of being exact and giving the same result when repeated
  • noun
  • /prɪˈsɪʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • The artist used fine brushes to achieve precision in every detail of the painting.

  • It requires skill, precision and timing!

  • And here I mean the precision of location.

  • What is the precision with which I do this?

  • Precision is what people want with speech, and precision is using the right word.

  • The very, very high precision all over the sky.

  • That is all the precision this boy needs.

  • And so we got all of that precision and it was fantastic.

  • You would learn with precision when to share what.

  • Knowledge in almost every field is available at revolutionary speed and precision through computer databases.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

precise
vsprecision
286 3.6

Exactly correct and clear about small details

is the noun focusing on consistent reproducibility in amount or performance
accuracy
vsprecision
169 3.8

How close a measurement or statement is to the correct value

adds idea of reproducible outcomes across amount or performance
exactitude
vsprecision
  • Formal
2 8.4

Careful attention to small details that makes things correct

is narrower in focus and stresses consistent repeatable results
exactness
vsprecision
2 4.1

A state of being accurate and free from mistakes

is broader and adds consistency of amount or performance
minuteness
vsprecision
  • Formal
7.0

Careful attention to very small details

focuses on overall repeatable correctness not only tiny details

Antonyms

24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

19 5.4

A lack of any predictable order or plan

3 6.5

A thing that is not exact or clear, for example a measurement

Compounds

A very careful, gentle way of handling small things to avoid damage

8.2

A small file stored on your device that websites keep to remember your choices for future visits

precision rifle
  • Specialized
7.9

A very accurate, powerful gun for shooting distant targets

How Precise

exactness
2 4.1
accuracy
169 3.8
precision
  • Specialized
157 4.2
approximation
22 4.4
imprecision
3 6.5
inaccuracy
24 4.9

Surface Forms

precision singular
precisions plural

Morphology

precision = precise (transparent) = precise + ion

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'precise' with -ion, denoting the quality of being precise.

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.