the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in some art.
a perfect embodiment or example of something.
a quality, trait, or feature of the highest degree of excellence.
the highest or most nearly perfect degree of a quality or trait.
the act or fact of perfecting.
Origin of perfection
1175–1225; <Latin perfectiōn- (stem of perfectiō) a finishing (see perfect, -ion); replacing Middle English perfectiun, perfeccioun<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
The Ising model consisted of little more than a grid of atomic arrows that could each point only up or down, yet it predicted the behaviors of real-life magnets with improbable perfection.
How Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics|Charlie Wood|September 17, 2020|Quanta Magazine
That’s why it is important to us to create a brand that doesn’t focus on perfection or unattainable beauty standards.
The Gen Z founders of a boutique skincare brand tackling chronic skin conditions and stigma|Rachel King|September 13, 2020|Fortune
With This Is Paris, the perfection of that dream may crack a little—but not entirely.
Paris Hilton was the original influencer. Now a new documentary lets viewers see past the facade|ehinchliffe|September 7, 2020|Fortune
They’re exasperating, breathtaking and raw, an opportunity for him to showcase all that makes him the closest embodiment of basketball perfection.
If Kawhi Turns His Back To The Basket, Watch Out|Michael Pina|September 3, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
No one expects perfection, but the key to improving a calculation’s precision is getting further along in the infinite line of events.
The Mathematical Structure of Particle Collisions Comes Into View|Charlie Wood|August 20, 2020|Quanta Magazine
But whereas we used to be satisfied gazing on that perfection as it stood up on a pedestal, now we want it down among us.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a reminder that, as Beyoncé once sang, “Perfection is the disease of a nation,” and her family is hardly flawless.
Yoncé Said Knock You Out: The Solange and Jay Z Story|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How a workable civilization is less about perfection and more about strict zoning.
Mosul's Civilization and Its Discontents|Michael Carson|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jay Z and Beyoncé had a reputation built on perfection, and now that reputation is experiencing fast and furious trauma.
Are Jay Z and Beyoncé Still Perfect?|Kevin Fallon|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The romantic solution deified our lovers so that we have become purged “through a perfect consummation with perfection itself.”
On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System|Jason Silva|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The arts in general are carried among these people to a greater degree of perfection than by the other natives of Sumatra.
The History of Sumatra|William Marsden
All social cohesion and co-operation rest on this comprehension, and are limited by its degree of perfection.
Illusions|James Sully
By this means its latent qualities of reflection of light are brought to perfection, developing its real brilliancy.
Equatorial America|Maturin M. Ballou
It has the charming ‘eyes’ of gigas in perfection, and the enormous disc, superbly frilled, is of the liveliest magenta crimson.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
He declared his belief in the perfection of the legislative system.
A History of England, Period III.|Rev. J. Franck Bright
British Dictionary definitions for perfection
perfection
/ (pəˈfɛkʃən) /
noun
the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect
the highest degree of a quality, etcthe perfection of faithfulness
an embodiment of perfection
Word Origin for perfection
C13: from Latin perfectiō a completing, from perficere to finish