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 Definitions of precision  [ɪˈsɪʒ ən]  

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Definition of 'precision' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) precision
the state or quality of being precise.

2.  precision
mechanical or scientific exactness:
a lens ground with precision.

3.  precision
strict observance; punctiliousness.

4.  precision
Math. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed.

5. (adj.) precision
of, pertaining to, or characterized by precision:
precision instruments.

Etymology:  (1630–40; < L)

Definition of 'precision' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) preciseness, precision
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"


Definition of 'precision' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) precision
the quality of being precise
the precision of the measuring instruments; the precision of the surgeon's work


Definition of 'precision' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) precision
the quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness


Translation of 'precision' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: exactness; accuracy
He spoke with great precision; (

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: presisie Arabic flag Arabic: دِقَّه، ضَبْط Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: точност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: precisão Czech flag Czech: přesnost; jemný German flag German: die Genauigkeit; Präzisio
Danish flag Danish: præcision; nøjagtighed Greek flag Greek: ακρίβεια Spanish flag Spanish: precisión
Estonian flag Estonian: täpsus Farsi flag Farsi: دقت Finnish flag Finnish: tarkkuus
French flag French: (de) précision Hebrew flag Hebrew: דִיוּק Hindi flag Hindi: परिशुद्धता, यथार्थता
Croatian flag Croatian: preciznost, točnost Hungarian flag Hungarian: pontosság Indonesian flag Indonesian: ketepatan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: nákvæmni Italian flag Italian: precisione; di precisione Japanese flag Japanese: 精密
Korean flag Korean: 정밀, 정확 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tikslumas, preciziškumas; Latvian flag Latvian: precizitāte; akurātums
Malay flag Malay: ketepatan Dutch flag Dutch: precisie Norwegian flag Norwegian: nøyaktighet, presisjon
Polish flag Polish: ścisłość Persian flag Persian: دقت Pashto flag Pashto: دقت، پام
Portuguese flag Portuguese: precisão Romanian flag Romanian: (de) precizie; claritate Russian flag Russian: точность; аккуратность
Slovak flag Slovak: presnosť; jemný Slovenian flag Slovenian: natančnost Serbian flag Serbian: preciznost
Swedish flag Swedish: precision, noggrannhet Thai flag Thai: ความแม่นยำ Turkish flag Turkish: doğruluk, tamlık, hassasl
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 精確(性),精密度 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: точність; чіткість Urdu flag Urdu: صحت، درستگي، باقاعدگي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự đúng đắn Chinese flag Chinese: 精确(性),精密度

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