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Meaning of precision | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən

Definitions

  1. The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate
  2. The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
    broadly, countable, uncountable
  3. The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently
  4. The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
    countable, uncountable
  5. The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably
  6. The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
    countable, uncountable
  7. A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely
  8. A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.
    countable, uncountable
  9. Used for exact or precise measurement

Equivalents

العربية الدّقّة
Български точен
Català precisió
Čeština přesnost
Esperanto precizeco
Français précision
Gaeilge cruinneas
Íslenska nákvæmni
Italiano precisione
日本語 正確性 精度
Nederlands precisie
Polski dokładność
Português de precisão precisão
Română exactitate precizie
Русский точность

Examples

“Near-synonyms: exactitude, exactness; accuracy”
“Near-synonyms: repeatability; reproducibility”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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