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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•ci•sion /prɪˈsɪʒən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the state or quality of being precise:His writing is a model of clarity and precision.
- mechanical or scientific exactness:That lens was ground with great precision.
adj. - of or relating to great precision:precision instruments.
See -cise-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•ci•sion (pri sizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the state or quality of being precise.
- accuracy;
exactness:to arrive at an estimate with precision. - mechanical or scientific exactness:a lens ground with precision.
- punctiliousness;
strictness:precision in one's business dealings. - Mathematicsthe degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed. Cf. accuracy (def. 3).
- Chemistry, Physicsthe extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean. Cf. accuracy (def. 2).
adj. - of, pertaining to, or characterized by precision:precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.
- Latin praecīsiōn- (stem of praecīsiō) a cutting off. See precise, -ion
- 1630–40
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preciseness, meticulousness, rigor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: precision /prɪˈsɪʒən/ n - the quality of being precise; accuracy
- (modifier) characterized by or having a high degree of exactness: precision grinding, a precision instrument
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin praecīsiō a cutting off; see precisepreˈcisionism n preˈcisionist n |