precision

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See also précision, and precisión

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle French précision.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

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Singular
precision

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural precisions

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

[edit] Translations

the state of being precise or exact; exactness
the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
the consistency of a number in a linear equation

[edit] Adjective

precision

  1. used for exact or precise measurement
  2. made, or characterized by accuracy

[edit] Translations

used for exact or precise measurement
made, or characterized by accuracy
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