Precision

n.

1.

The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness. I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions. - Locke.

Noun

1.

precision - 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" Synonyms: preciseness Antonyms: impreciseness, imprecision - the quality of lacking precision

(mathematics)

precision - The number of decimal places to which a number is computed. Compare accuracy.

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