English-Thai Dictionary

precision

N ความแม่นยำ  ความเที่ยงตรง  correctness exactness sureness accuracy kwam-mean-yam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECISION

n.s as z. [L. proecisio.] Exact limitation; exactness; accuracy. Precision in the use of words is a prime excellence in discourse; it is indispensable in controversy, in legal instruments and in mathematical calculations. Neither perspicuity nor precision should be sacrificed to ornament.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECISION

Pre *ci "sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. précision, L. praecisio a cutting off. See Precise. ]

 

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

precision

pre ci sion |priˈsiZHən prəˈsɪʒən | ▶noun the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate: the deal was planned and executed with military precision. • [ as modifier ] marked by or adapted for accuracy and exactness: a precision instrument. • technical refinement in a measurement, calculation, or specification, esp. as represented by the number of digits given: this has brought an unprecedented degree of precision to the business of dating rocks | a precision of six decimal figures. Compare with accuracy. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French précision or Latin praecisio (n- ), from praecidere ‘cut off ’ (see precise ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

precision

pre |ci ¦sion |prɪˈsɪʒ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate: the deal was planned and executed with military precision. • [ as modifier ] marked by or adapted for accuracy and exactness: a precision instrument. • technical refinement in a measurement, calculation, or specification, especially as represented by the number of digits given: a technique which examines and identifies each character with the highest level of precision | [ count noun ] : a precision of six decimal figures. Compare with accuracy. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French précision or Latin praecisio (n- ), from praecidere ‘cut off ’ (see precise ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

precision

precision noun tools crafted with precision: exactness, exactitude, accuracy, correctness, preciseness; care, carefulness, meticulousness, scrupulousness, punctiliousness, methodicalness, rigor, rigorousness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

precision

precision noun the deal was planned and executed with military precision: exactness, exactitude, accuracy, accurateness, correctness, preciseness, clarity, clearness, distinctness; faithfulness, fidelity; care, carefulness, meticulousness, scrupulousness, punctiliousness, particularity, methodicalness, perfection, rigour, rigorousness, nicety.

 

French Dictionary

précision

précision n. f. nom féminin 1 Clarté, justesse. : Il s ’exprime avec précision. SYNONYME rigueur . 2 Exactitude rigoureuse. : La précision d ’un calcul. 3 au pluriel Explications détaillées. : Donnez-nous des précisions, que s ’est-il passé exactement? SYNONYME détails .

 

Spanish Dictionary

precisión

precisión nombre femenino 1 Ajuste completo o fidelidad de un dato, cálculo, medida, expresión, etc. :sus horarios de monástica precisión; hay que corroborar la precisión de los datos .SINÓNIMO exactitud .ANTÓNIMO imprecisión, inexactitud .2 Acción de precisar :era una de las secuelas de más difícil precisión .3 Hecho de necesitar una cosa o de que algo sea imprescindible para un fin :tenía precisión de que la atendiera el juez .de precisión [aparato, instrumento ] Que funciona con completo ajuste y es capaz de proporcionar datos y resultados exactos o precisos :reloj de precisión; balanza de precisión; material de precisión . VÉASE paracaidismo de precisión; tiro de precisión .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

precision

pre ci sion /prɪsɪ́ʒ (ə )n /→precise 名詞 U 1 «…における » 正確さ «in » ▸ with military [great, high ] precision 軍隊のような正確さで [きわめて正確に ].2 〘数 コンピュ 〙精度 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗正確な , 正確さが要求される 〈行為 技術 物など 〉, 精緻 （せいち ）に作られた 〈物 〉, 正確に測るための 〈道具など 〉▸ a precision instrument 精密機械