precision

See also précision, and precisión

English

Etymology

From Middle French precision.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʒən

Noun

Wikipedia precision (countable and uncountable; plural precisions)

1. the state of being precise or exact; exactness
2. the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
3. (mathematics) the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably

Translations

the state of being precise or exact; exactness

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 精度 (cmn) (jīngdù), 準確度 (cmn), 准确度 (cmn) (zhǔnquèdù)

• Czech: přesnost (cs) f
• Esperanto: precizeco (eo)
• Finnish: tarkkuus (fi), täsmällisyys (fi)
• French: précision (fr)

• German: Präzision (de) f, Genauigkeit (de) f
• Japanese: 精度 (ja) (せいど, seido), 正確性 (ja) (せいかくせい, seikakusei)
• Romanian: precizie (ro) f, exactitate (ro) f
• Russian: точность (ru) (tóčnostʹ) f 
• Spanish: precisión (es) f

the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently

• Finnish: tarkkuus (fi)
• Italian: precisione (it) f

• Romanian: precizie (ro) f
• Russian: точность (ru) (tóčnostʹ) f 

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

• Finnish: tarkkuus (fi)

• Russian: точность (ru) (tóčnostʹ) f 

the consistency of a number in a linear equation

• Finnish: tarkkuus (fi)

• Russian: точность (ru) (tóčnostʹ) f 

Adjective

precision (not comparable)

1. used for exact or precise measurement
2. made, or characterized by accuracy
   • 2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, BBC Sport:

     But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley.

Translations

used for exact or precise measurement

• Finnish: tarkkuus-

made, or characterized by accuracy

• Finnish: tarkkuus-, täsmä-