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Precision
Pronunciation : Pre*ci"sion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. pr?cision, L. praecisio a cutting off. See Precise.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Syn. -- Preciseness; exactness; accuracy; nicety. -- Precision, Preciseness. Precision is always used in a good sense; as, precision of thought or language; precision in military evolutions. Preciseness is sometimes applied to persons or their conduct in a disparaging sense, and precise is often used in the same way.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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