单词 | precision |
释义 | precision —precisional, adj. /pri sizh"euhn/, n. 1. the state or quality of being precise. 2. accuracy; exactness: to arrive at an estimate with precision. 3. mechanical or scientific exactness: a lens ground with precision. 4. punctiliousness; strictness: precision in one's business dealings. 5. Math. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed. Cf. accuracy (def. 3). 6. Chem. , Physics. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean. Cf. accuracy (def. 2). adj. 7. of, pertaining to, or characterized by precision: precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft. [1630-40; < L praecision- (s. of praecisio) a cutting off. See PRECISE, -ION] Syn. 2. preciseness, meticulousness, rigor. |
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