precision

pronunciation

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Noun:

the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance

Word Origin

precision (n.): 1630s, "a cutting off (mentally), abstraction," from French précision (16c.) and directly from Latin praecisionem (nominative praecisio) "a cutting off," noun of action from past participle stem of praecidere (see precise). Meaning "preciseness" is from 1740.

Synonym

n.

attention meticulousness carefulness detail care thoroughness scrupulousness conscientiousness fastidiousness minuteness punctiliousness detailedness to particularity

n.

perfection fidelity of degree promptness accurateness niceness correctness rectitude exactness reliability preciseness accuracy error rightness faithfulness dependability closeness exactitude

Example

1. The tasks require precision in a fast-moving environment .

2. Scientists learned to manipulate cellular machinery with exquisite precision .

3. They needed to play on intuition and gut feel as much as calculated precision .

4. Now precision must be sacrificed to scale and speed .

5. The whole process is run with military precision .

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