precision

Noun
Synonyms: preciseness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: preciseness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Precision \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. [1913 Webster]

I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

precision

<mathematics> The number of decimal places to which a number is computed.

Compare accuracy.

(1998-04-19)

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