precision
noun
- measure of detail in which a numerical quantity is expressed
- measure of random errors in a system: the variation among measurements of the same value
- act of being precise
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ / [pɹɪˈsɪʒ.n̩] / /pɹəˈsəʒ.ən/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.
- 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.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.
- The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
“Near-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.”
- 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.