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The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity.
Norman Ralph Augustine

Meaning of "precision" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRECISION

From Latin praecīsiō a cutting off.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECISION

precision  [prɪˈsɪʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECISION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Precision is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRECISION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of precision in the English dictionary

The definition of precision in the dictionary is the quality of being precise; accuracy. Other definition of precision is characterized by or having a high degree of exactness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECISION


abscission
æbˈsɪʒən
circumcision
ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən
concision
kənˈsɪʒən
decision
dɪˈsɪʒən
discission
dɪsˈsɪʒən
division
dɪˈvɪʒən
excision
ɛkˈsɪʒən
imprecision
ˌɪmprɪˈsɪʒən
incision
ɪnˈsɪʒən
indecision
ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən
nondecision
ˌnɒndɪˈsɪʒən
occasion
əˈkeɪʒən
precisian
prɪˈsɪʒən
recision
rɪˈsɪʒən
rescission
rɪˈsɪʒən
subdecision
ˌsʌbdɪˈsɪʒən
subincision
ˌsʌbɪnˈsɪʒən
television
ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən
ultraprecision
ˌʌltrəprɪˈsɪʒən
uncircumcision
ˌʌnsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECISION

precipitin
precipitinogen
precipitous
precipitously
precipitousness
precis
precise
precisely
preciseness
precisian
precisianism
precisianist
precision bombing
precision engineering
precision instrument
precision-made
precisionism
precisionist
precisive
precited

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECISION

cable television
cell division
collision
colour television
commission
double vision
educational television
envision
Eurovision
field of vision
infantry division
interactive television
long division
night vision
night-vision
panzer division
provision
revision
satellite television
subdivision
supervision

Synonyms and antonyms of precision in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRECISION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «precision» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of precision

Translation of «precision» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECISION

Find out the translation of precision to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precision from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precision» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

准确性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

precisión
570 millions of speakers

English

precision
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेसिजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

точность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

precisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পষ্টতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précision
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketepatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Genauigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正確さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정확성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Precision
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độ chính xác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துல்லிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अचूकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hassas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precisione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

precyzja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

точність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

precizie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακρίβεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

presisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

precision
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

presisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precision

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECISION»

The term «precision» is very widely used and occupies the 7.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECISION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «precision» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «precision» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precision

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRECISION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word precision.
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Alexis Arguello
I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.
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Alexis Arguello
I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.
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Norman Ralph Augustine
The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity.
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William Banting
Few men have led a more active life - bodily or mentally - from a constitutional anxiety for regularity, precision, and order, during fifty years' business career, from which I had retired.
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Samuel Beckett
In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.
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Pierre Bonnard
The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.
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Benjamin Bratt
Well, for me, the real excitement of doing physical things in films, whether you're talking about a fight scene or a stunt sequence or even a love scene, for that matter, is by necessity it has to be choreographed very much like a dance. That being said, you have to rehearse it over and over again and find a mathematical precision.
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Joe Bob Briggs
Everything changed in Bosnia, when General Wesley Clark proved that you could fight a war with high- level precision air strikes and a bare minimum of ground action.
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Italo Calvino
In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision.
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Arielle Dombasle
Dance must have a precision without fault.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECISION»

Discover the use of precision in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precision and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Precision Journalism: A Reporter's Introduction to Social ...
New to this edition are an overview of the use of theory and science in journalism; game theory applications; introductions to lurking variables and multiple and logistic regression; and developments in election surveys.
Philip Meyer, 2002
2
Precision Archery
This book tells about target shooting, field competition and bow hunting.
Steve Ruis, Claudia Stevenson, 2004
3
Precision Machining Technology
This new text carries NIMS exclusive endorsement and recommendation for use in NIMS-accredited Machining Level I Programs.
Peter Hoffman, Eric Hopewell, Brian Janes, 2011
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Precision Heart Rate Training
Explains how to use a heart rate monitor to accurately gauge training intensity while walking, running, cycling, skating, circuit training, or multisport training
Ed Burke, 1998
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Precision and Soul: Essays and Addresses
"We do not have too much intellect and too little soul, but too little precision in matters of the soul."—Robert Musil Best known as author of the novel The Man without Qualities, Robert Musil wrote these essays in Vienna and Berlin ...
Robert Musil, Burton Pike, David S. Luft, 1995
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Precision Machine Design
This book is a comprehensive engineering exploration of all the aspects of precision machine design - both component and system design considerations for precision machines.
Alexander H. Slocum, 1992
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Determining Sample Size : Balancing Power, Precision, and ...
This pocket guide shows social work students, educators, and researchers how to prevent some of the mistakes that would result from a wrong sample size decision by describing and critiquing four main approaches to determining sample size.
Patrick Dattalo Associate Professor in the School of Social Work Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007
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The Values of Precision
At the heart of this book, therefore, is an inquiry into the capacity of numbers and instruments to travel across boundaries of culture and materials.
M. Norton Wise, 1997
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Foundations of Ultra-Precision Mechanism Design
Using case study examples, this book provides a guide to basic techniques and gives technical, analytical and practical information.
Stuart T. Smith, 2003
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Precision Manufacturing
Provides an introduction to precision engineering for manufacturing. This book places emphasis on design and performance of precision machinery for manufacturing machine tool elements and structure, sources of error, and more.
David A. Dornfeld, Moneer M. Helu, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECISION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term precision is used in the context of the following news items.
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Precision Castparts to buy Noranco for $560 mln
Precision Castparts Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Donegan said in ... Precision Castparts said the deal, expected to close in the third ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Precision Drilling Corp. upgraded, dividend hike expected
It may seem strange to hear that an energy-related company is being upgraded, but that's exactly what happened for Precision Drilling Corp. «Financial Post, Jul 15»
3
Save 28% on the world's smallest precision-controlled quadcopter
If you needed proof that good things come in small packages, look no further than the SKEYE Nano Drone, the world's smallest ... «BGR, Jul 15»
4
Sacramento's ARB Digital fills printing niche with precision
The team at Sacramento's ARB Digital printed Ruben Briseno Reveles' photograph of lily pads on travertine tile, making it all but impossible to ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
5
Property expansion could lead to growth for south Wales precision
LEADING precision engineering firm Formagrind has acquired a new premises from which it will be able to expand its specialist operations, ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
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Precision care
I think it is tremendous news that Glasgow University has been awarded £3.4 million to establish a new research centre for “precision medicine” ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Regulatory Reforms Needed to Leverage Data for Precision Medicine
If the Obama administration's $215 million Precision Medicine Initiative is to succeed, policymakers must modernize the regulatory system to better enable big ... «Health Data Management, Jul 15»
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Societe Generale Lowers Siliconware Precision Industries to Hold …
Siliconware Precision Industries logo Siliconware Precision Industries (NASDAQ:SPIL) was downgraded by equities researchers at Societe Generale from a ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Geo-Precision Solutions Joins the ArcGIS Online Specialty Program
AMBRIDGE, Pa., July 27th, 2015 — Geo-Precision Solutions, LLC, a GIS consulting company and service provider focusing on data collection, ... «GISuser.com, Jul 15»
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Agco, Trimble partner on data platforms
For more information about Agco's Fuse Technologies, AgCommand, VarioDoc and other precision farming products, visit: http://www. «Farm Industry News, Jul 15»

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