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   precision

   /prɪˈsɪʒn/

   noun

   • 1. the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate: "the deal was planned and executed with military precision"
   • ▪ marked by or adapted for accuracy and exactness: "a precision instrument"
   • ▪ refinement in a measurement, calculation, or specification, especially as represented by the number of digits given: "a technique which examines and identifies each character with the highest level of precision"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French précision or Latin praecisio(n-), from praecidere ‘cut off’ (see precise).

   Derivatives

   • 1. precisionism noun
   • 2. precisionist noun

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   The meaning of PRECISION is the quality or state of being precise : exactness. How to use precision in a sentence. Did you know?

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   noun. the state or quality of being precise. accuracy; exactness: to arrive at an estimate with precision. Synonyms: rigor. mechanical or scientific exactness: a lens ground with precision. punctiliousness; strictness: precision in one's business dealings. Mathematics. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed.

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   2 meanings: 1. the quality of being precise; accuracy 2. characterized by or having a high degree of exactness.... Click for more definitions.

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   adj. 1. Used or intended for accurate or exact measurement: a precision tool. 2. Made so as to vary minimally from a set standard: precision components. 3. Of or characterized by accurate action: precision bombing. [Latin praecīsiō, praecīsiōn-, a cutting off, from praecīsus, past participle of praecīdere, to cut off; see precise .]

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   Use the noun precision to describe something that's exact, such as the work of a carpenter who's made 100 identical pieces of railing for a grand staircase. Precision is similar to perfection in that both words suggest that something could not possibly be better.