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Webster 1913 Edition
Precision
Pre-ci′sion
,Noun.
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,
. Preciseness is sometimes applied to persons or their conduct in a disparaging sense, and precise is often used in the same way. precision
of thought or language; precision
in military evolutionsWebster 1828 Edition
Precision
PRECI'SION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
precision
precision
English
Noun
precision (countable and uncountable, plural precisions)
- The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
- The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
- (mathematics) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
Derived terms
- arbitrary-precision
Translations
the state of being precise or exact; exactness
the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
the consistency of a number in a linear equation
References
Adjective
precision (not comparable)
- Used for exact or precise measurement.
- Made, or characterized by accuracy.
Translations
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
First known attestation 1380, borrowing from Latin praecisiō[1].
Noun
precision f (plural precisions)
- precision (quality of being precise)
References
- ↑ “precision” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).