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Definition of precision - 3 dictionary results
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pre⋅ci⋅sion

  [pri-sizh-uhn]
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–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, pertaining to, or characterized by precision: precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.
Origin:
1630–40; < L praecīsiōn- (s. of praecīsiō) a cutting off. See precise, -ion

Related forms:
pre⋅ci⋅sion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
2. preciseness, meticulousness, rigor.
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Precision Sets Us Apart
Toyota Precision Moving You Forward, It's What Sets Us Apart!
www.Toyota.com/Quality
Precision Roll Grinders
Grinds & services rolls, cylinders, drums, large shafts, turbines.
www.precisionrollgrinders.com
pre·ci·sion   (prĭ-sĭzh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The state or quality of being precise; exactness.

    1. The ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced.

    2. The number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured.

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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Computing Dictionary

precision mathematics
The number of decimal places to which a number is computed.
Compare accuracy.
(1998-04-19)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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