Precision
noun
1.
the state or quality of being precise.
2.
accuracy; exactness:
to arrive at an estimate with precision.
3.
mechanical or scientific exactness:
a lens ground with precision.
4.
punctiliousness; strictness:
precision in one’s business dealings.
5.
Mathematics. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed.
Compare accuracy (def 3).
6.
Chemistry, Physics. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean.
Compare accuracy (def 2).
adjective
7.
of, relating to, or characterized by precision:
precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.
noun
1.
the quality of being precise; accuracy
2.
(modifier) characterized by or having a high degree of exactness: precision grinding, a precision instrument
mathematics
The number of decimal places to which a number is computed.
Compare accuracy.
(1998-04-19)
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