Meaning of PRECISION
| Pronunciation: | | pri'sizhun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" |
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| | Synonyms: | | preciseness |
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| | Antonyms: | | impreciseness, imprecision | | |
| | See Also: | | exactitude, exactness | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Precision
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre*ci"sion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]cision, L. praecisio a
cutting off. See {Precise}.]
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.
Usage: {Precision}, {Preciseness}. Precision is always used
in a good sense; as, precision of thought or language;
precision in military evolutions. Preciseness is
sometimes applied to persons or their conduct in a
disparaging sense, and precise is often used in the
same way.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The number of decimal places to which a number is computed. Compare accuracy. |
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