precision
pre·ci·sion
noun
1.
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
- “he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton”
- “note the meticulous precision of his measurements”
Origin
From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.
Phrases
- arbitrary-precision arithmetic
- double precision
- non-precision approach
- precision agriculture
- precision approach
- precision dice
- precision die
- precision F-strike
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