precision — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.

   Uso

   • broadly
   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   exactitudeexactnessaccuracy

   Esempi

   Near-synonyms: exactitude, exactness; accuracy

2. The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   nicetyrepeatabilityreproducibility

   Esempi

   Near-synonyms: repeatability; reproducibility

   Altri esempi (1)

   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.

3. The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

4. A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

Aggettivo

1. Used for exact or precise measurement.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   precision instruments

2. Made, or characterized by accuracy.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley.

Sostantivo

1. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance

   Sinonimi

   preciseness

   Contrari

   imprecision

   Termini più generali

   exactnessexactitude

   Esempi

   he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton

   note the meticulous precision of his measurements