What does “precision” mean?
- 1
nounthe quality of being exact, accurate and careful
The surgeon worked with great precision.
- 2
adjectivemade or done very accurately
The factory makes precision instruments for laboratories.
Precision at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & adjective
- CEFR level
- B2 (upper intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /prɪˈsɪʒən/ · prih-SIZH-un
How to use “precision” correctly
In science, “precision” (results close to each other) and “accuracy” (results close to the true value) are not the same.
Common phrases with “precision”
- with precision
- precision engineering
- a high degree of precision
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- accuracy
- exactness
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- imprecision
- inaccuracy
Word family
- precise
- precisely
- imprecise
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