precision

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /pɹəˈsəʒ.ən/ UK /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9888

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being exact, accurate, and careful.

The surgeon worked with great precision.
2

adj
Designed for or done with exact accuracy.

The factory uses precision instruments to measure each part.
3

noun
The degree to which a measurement can be repeated and reproduced consistently.

The new sensor measures temperature with remarkable precision.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being exact,... accuracy exactness exactitude

3 noun · the degree to which a... preciseness

Word family

Forms precisions

Derived forms arbitrary-precisiondouble-precisionhigh-precisionhyperprecisionimprecisionmultiprecisionoverprecisionprecisionalprecisionismprecisionistprecisionizepseudoprecision

Related forms accuracy

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Phrases (1)

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mathematical precision
A degree of exactness comparable to that used in mathematics.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.

*preh₂- Proto-Indo-European precision Middle French

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# precision

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈsəʒ.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 9888

## Meanings
1. The quality of being exact, accurate, and careful.
2. Designed for or done with exact accuracy.
3. The degree to which a measurement can be repeated and reproduced consistently.

## Examples
- The surgeon worked with great precision.
- The factory uses precision instruments to measure each part.
- The new sensor measures temperature with remarkable precision.

## Synonyms
- exactitude

## Derived Forms
- arbitrary-precision
- double-precision
- high-precision
- hyperprecision
- imprecision
- multiprecision
- overprecision
- precisional
- precisionism
- precisionist
- precisionize
- pseudoprecision

## Related Forms
- accuracy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *preh₂-
- Root: precision

## Etymology
From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Precision is from Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion. In present-day use, it can mean the quality of being exact, accurate, and careful, or designed for or done with exact accuracy. Derived formations include arbitrary-precision, double-precision, high-precision, hyperprecision, and imprecision.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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