Precision Definition
prĭ-sĭzhən
noun
The quality of being precise; exactness, accuracy, etc.
Webster's New World
The degree of this.
Webster's New World
The ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced.
American Heritage
The number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Used or intended for accurate or exact measurement.
A precision tool.
American Heritage
Made so as to vary minimally from a set standard.
Precision components.
American Heritage
Requiring low tolerance, as in manufacturing.
Webster's New World
Characterized by precision, as in measurement, operation, etc.
Webster's New World
Used for exact or precise measurement.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Precision
Noun
Singular:
precisionPlural:
precisionsOrigin of Precision
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Latin praecīsiō praecīsiōn- a cutting off from praecīsus past participle of praecīdere to cut off precise
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French precision.
From Wiktionary
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