precision
/pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
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precision noun: the state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
Noun
precision (countable and uncountable, plural precisions)
- The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
- Near-synonyms: exactitude, exactness; accuracy
- Synonyms:
- exactitude, exactness, accuracy
- The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- nicety, repeatability, reproducibility
- The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
- A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.
Adjective
precision (not comparable)
- Used for exact or precise measurement.
- precision instruments
- Made, or characterized by accuracy.
- But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley.2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport
precision meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
precision in Hindi
- परिशुद्धता
precision in Tamil
- சரிநிலை, திட்டம், துல்லியம், நுணுக்கம், மிகு நுட்பம், துல்லியமான
precision in Bengali
- স্পষ্টতা, নির্ভুলতা, শব্দবাহুল্যহীনতা, যথাযথতা, অত্যন্ত আচারপরায়ণতা, অত্যন্ত নিয়মনিষ্ঠা
precision in Malayalam
- precision
- സൂക്ഷ്മസാമീപ്യം sūkṣmasāmīpyaṁ
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- precision in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟು, ಖಚಿತತೆ, ನಿಷ್ಕೃಷ್ಟತೆ, ನಿಖರತೆ
- precision in Nepali
- परिशुद्धता
Examples of precision in a sentence
- The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
- The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
- She turned the table legs with care and precision.
Synonyms of precision
Forms of precision
| plural | precisions |
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Origin of precision
From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.
Words formed from precision
- arbitrary-precision
- arbitrary-precision arithmetic
- double-precision
- double precision
- high-precision
- hyperprecision
- imprecision
- multiprecision
- non-precision approach
- overprecision
- precision agriculture
- precisional
- precision approach
- precision dice
- precision die
- precision F-strike
- precisionism
- precisionist
- precisionize
- precision medicine
- pseudoprecision
- quadruple-precision
- single-precision
- ultraprecision
- underprecision
Phrases with precision
Words that rhyme with precision
- division
- vision
- circumcision
- concision
- decision
- collision
- excision
- Frisian
- incision
- misprision
- revision
- television
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Questions about precision
- What does precision mean?
- Precision means the state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
- What is precision in Hindi?
- Precision in Hindi is परिशुद्धता. See Precision meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is precision?
- Precision can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce precision?
- Precision is pronounced /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of precision?
- The plural of precision is precisions.
Words near precision in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: precision (page history and authors); precision (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); precision (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); precision (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); സൂക്ഷ്മസാമീപ്യം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); precision (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); precision (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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