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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrecision
/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
"The work was done with surgical precision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin praecisionem, meaning a cutting off or conciseness, from praecidere (to cut off beforehand). It entered English via French in the 16th century, shifting from a sense of exact limitation to the modern engineering and scientific definition of exactness and accuracy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Precision" is said worldwide
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précision
Transliteration: precision
"Il a accompli sa tâche avec une grande précision."
Präzision
Transliteration: Prazision
"Die Maschine arbeitet mit hoher Präzision."
precisione
Transliteration: precisione
"Il chirurgo ha agito con estrema precisione."
precisión
Transliteration: precision
"Se necesita mucha precisión para este trabajo."
precisão
Transliteration: precisao
"O relógio foi feito com grande precisão."
शुद्धता
Transliteration: shuddhata
"उसने बहुत शुद्धता के साथ काम किया।"
精确
Transliteration: jīngquè
"这项工作需要极高的精确度。"
정밀함
Transliteration: jeongmilham
"그는 놀라운 정밀함으로 작업을 마쳤다."
精度
Transliteration: seido
"この機械は高い精度で動作します。"
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