précision

Definitions of précision
  1. noun
    the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
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    antonyms:
    imprécision
    the quality of lacking precision
    type of:
    exactitude
    the quality of being exact
  2. noun
    the quality of being exact
    synonyms: exactitude
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    antonyms:
    imprécision
    the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
    type of:
    exactitude, minutie
    the quality of being near to the true value
  3. noun
    the quality of being near to the true value
    synonyms: exactitude, minutie
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    antonyms:
    imprécision, inexactitude, infidélité
    the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
    types:
    exactitude
    the quality of being exact
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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