Meanings
plural precisions
- countableuncountablestrictlyThe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
Near-synonyms: repeatability; reproducibility
1 more example
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.
Synonyms: nicety, repeatability, reproducibility
- not comparableMade, 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.
2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
nounThe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchprecision
- Englishprecision
From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀκρίβεια
- ἀκρίβεια (akríbeia)the state of being precise or exact; exactness
Bulgarian точност, точност
- точност (točnost)the state of being precise or exact; exactness
- точност (točnost)the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
- прецизен (precizen)used for exact or precise measurement
- точен (točen)made, or characterized by accuracy
Catalan precisió
- precisióthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Chinese Mandarin 精度, 準確度 /准确度
- 精度 (jīngdù)the state of being precise or exact; exactness
- 準確度 /准确度 (zhǔnquèdù)the state of being precise or exact; exactness
Czech přesnost
- přesnostthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Dutch precisie
- precisiethe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Esperanto precizeco
- precizecothe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Finnish täsmällisyys, tarkkuus
- täsmällisyysthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- tarkkuusthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- täsmällisyysthe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
- tarkkuusthe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
- tarkkuusthe number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
- tarkkuusthe consistency of a number in a linear equation
- täsmä-used for exact or precise measurement
- tarkkuus-used for exact or precise measurement
- tarkkuus-made, or characterized by accuracy
- täsmä-made, or characterized by accuracy
French précision
- précisionthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
German Präzision, Genauigkeit
- Präzisionthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- Genauigkeitthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- Präzisionthe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
- Messpräzisionthe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
- Wiederholgenauigkeitthe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
Icelandic nákvæmni
- nákvæmnithe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Irish cruinneas
- cruinneasthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Italian precisione
- precisionethe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
Japanese 精度, 正確性
- 精度 (seido)the state of being precise or exact; exactness
- 正確性 (seikakusei)the state of being precise or exact; exactness
- 精度the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
- 精度used for exact or precise measurement
Norwegian Bokmål presisjon
- presisjonthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Polish dokładność, dokładność
- dokładnośćthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- dokładnośćthe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
- dokładnośćthe number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
- dokładnośćthe consistency of a number in a linear equation
Portuguese precisão, precisão
- precisãothe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- precisãothe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
- precisãothe number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
- de precisãoused for exact or precise measurement
- de precisãomade, or characterized by accuracy
Romanian precizie, exactitate
- preciziethe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- exactitatethe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- preciziethe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
Russian то́чность, то́чность
- то́чность (tóčnostʹ)the state of being precise or exact; exactness
- то́чность (tóčnostʹ)the ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
- то́чность (tóčnostʹ)the number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
- то́чность (tóčnostʹ)the consistency of a number in a linear equation
Spanish exactitud, precisión
- exactitudthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- precisiónthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
Swedish exakthet, precision
- exakthetthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
- precisionthe state of being precise or exact; exactness
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Cite this entry
precision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precision
“precision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precision. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precision,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precision.
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