precision
/pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Used for exact or precise measurement.
adj
Made, or characterized by accuracy.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: exactitude, exactness; accuracy"
- "Near-synonyms: repeatability; reproducibility"
- "The classic example of the difference between precision and accuracy is that in target practice, if the grouping is tight but the group is off-center, your precision is good but your accuracy needs calibration."
- "precision instruments"
- "But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
- British English: /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
Usage
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Derived Forms
Phrases
arbitrary-precision
arbitrary-precision arithmetic
double-precision
double precision
high-precision
non-precision approach
precision agriculture
precision approach