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precision en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [pɹəˈsəʒ.n̩] (New-Zealand)
• [pɹɪˈsɪʒ.n̩] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹəˈsəʒ.ən/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Used for exact or precise measurement.
   • precision instruments
2. (not-comparable) Made, or characterized by accuracy.
   • But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley. 2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport:

Translations (9)

pt de precisão (used for exact or precise measurement) · ja 精度 (used for exact or precise measurement) · bg точен (made, or characterized by accuracy) · fi tarkkuus- (used for exact or precise measurement) · fi täsmä- (made, or characterized by accuracy) · pt de precisão (made, or characterized by accuracy) · fi tarkkuus- (made, or characterized by accuracy) · fi täsmä- (used for exact or precise measurement) · bg прецизен (used for exact or precise measurement)

precision en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [pɹəˈsəʒ.n̩] (New-Zealand)
• [pɹɪˈsɪʒ.n̩] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹəˈsəʒ.ən/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.

Meanings

1. (broadly, countable, uncountable) The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
   • Near-synonyms: exactitude, exactness; accuracy
2. (countable, qualifier:strictly, uncountable) The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
   • Near-synonyms: repeatability; reproducibility
   • The classic example of the difference between precision and accuracy is that in target practice, if the grouping is tight but the group is off-center, your precision is good but your accuracy needs calibration.
3. (countable, uncountable) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
4. (countable, uncountable) A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.

Forms

Coordinates

accuracy

Deriveds

precision die · precision approach · multiprecision · ultraprecision · arbitrary-precision · precision medicine · precision agriculture · high-precision · precisionism · double-precision · overprecision · arbitrary-precision arithmetic · single-precision · quadruple-precision · precision F-strike · precisionist · hyperprecision · pseudoprecision · underprecision · precisionize · double precision · imprecision · precisional · non-precision approach · precision dice

Relateds

accuracy

Synonyms

exactitude · nicety · repeatability · reproducibility · accuracy · exactitude · exactness

Translations (51)

fr précision (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · sv exakthet (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · pl dokładność (the consistency of a number in a linear equation) · bg точност (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · ca precisió (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · ja 精度 (the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably) · ru то́чность (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · cmn 精度 (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · fy krektens (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · fi täsmällisyys (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · nl precisie (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · de Präzision (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · ru то́чность (the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably) · fi tarkkuus (the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably) · ja 精度 (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · ru то́чность (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · pt precisão (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · pl dokładność (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · de Messpräzision (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · ro precizie (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · fi täsmällisyys (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · mn нарийвчлал (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · mn нарийвчлал (the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably) · ja 正確性 (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · pt precisão (the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably) · ru то́чность (the consistency of a number in a linear equation) · ro exactitate (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · pl dokładność (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · bg точност (the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably) · mn нарийвчлал (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · cs přesnost (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · eo precizeco (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · de Genauigkeit (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · de Präzision (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · es precisión (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · cmn 準確度 /准确度 (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · pl dokładność (the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably) · es exactitud (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · it precisione (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · grc ἀκρίβεια (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · pt precisão (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · fi tarkkuus (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · fi tarkkuus (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · de Wiederholgenauigkeit (the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently) · sv precision (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · ga cruinneas (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · is nákvæmni (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · fi tarkkuus (the consistency of a number in a linear equation) · nb presisjon (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · ro precizie (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) · nn presisjon (the state of being precise or exact; exactness)