Definitions for precisión
prɪˈsɪʒ ənpre·cisión

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. preciseness, precisionnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. precisionnoun

   the state of being precise or exact; exactness

2. precisionnoun

   the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently

3. precisionnoun

   the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably

4. precisionadjective

   used for exact or precise measurement

5. precisionadjective

   made, or characterized by accuracy

6. Etymology: From precision.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Precisionnoun

   Exact limitation.

   Etymology: precision, Fr.

   He that thinks of being in general, thinks never of any particular species of being; unless he can think of it with and without precision at the same time. John Locke.

   I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions in these computations as not necessary; these whole numbers shewing well enough the difference of the value of guineas. John Locke.

   I was unable to treat this part more in detail, without sacrificing perspicuity to ornament, without wandering from the precision or breaking the chain of reasoning. Alexander Pope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Precisionnoun

   the quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. precision

   Exact limitation, scrupulous observance of certain given rules.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. precision

   Accurate and exact.

   The precision engineering company make metal tool plates for plastic components.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 17, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Exactness

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'precisión' in Nouns Frequency: #2712

Anagrams for precisión »

1. coinspire

How to pronounce precisión?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of precisión in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of precisión in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of precisión in a Sentence

1. Suzanne Hood:

   It would be interesting to follow up these findings with other kinds of methods that can track sleep variables with more precision.

2. Dejan Stojkovic:

   When we reach the precision needed in our observations, we may be able to say that a wormhole is the most likely explanation if we detect perturbations in the orbit of S2, but we cannot say that, Yes, this is definitely a wormhole.

3. Joy Buolamwini:

   Sometimes respecting people means making sure your systems are inclusive such as in the case of using AI for precision medicine, at times it means respecting people's privacy by not collecting any data, and it always means respecting the dignity of an individual.

4. Claire Snyder:

   I think this study is really helpful in showing patient-reported outcomes can be used to identify and address patient issues by both improving the patient-centeredness of care and the precision of care.

5. Raphael Marcus:

   Last August, there were unexplained explosions in Beirut in Hezbollahs Dahiyeh stronghold, which were attributed to Israels secretive effort to counter Hezbollahs expanding precision missile arsenal, of course, we also saw Hezbollah operating militarily within civilian areas in Beirut during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War, and there have been Israeli intelligence reports leaked to the press for years about the locations of known Hezbollah military facilities in Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa where Hezbollah stores missiles.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=precisión
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Precision
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=precisión
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precisión
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html