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precision (iou)



precision noun & adjective. L16.
[French precision or Latin praecisio(n-), from praecis- pa. ppl stem of praecidere: see PRECISE adjective, -ION. In sense 1 used as a noun corresp. to PRESCIND.]
A. noun.
The cutting off of one thing from another; esp. the mental separation of a fact or idea. Also (rare), a precise definition. L16.
The fact, condition, or quality of being precise; exactness, definiteness; distinctness, accuracy. M18.
T. H. Huxley The precision of statement which..distinguishes science from common information. M. Keane With careful and delicate precision I poured the ginger ale.
b. Statistics. (A quantity expressing) the reproducibility of a measurement or numerical result. L19.
c. The degree of refinement in measurement or specification, esp. as represented by the number of digits given. Cf. ACCURACY 2. M20.
double precision: see DOUBLE adjective & adverb.
Journal of Navigation To chart the crystal field with high precision requires observations at intervals of 1km or less.
d. The accuracy of an act of information retrieval, expressed as the proportion of the retrieved items that are relevant or desired. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Marked by or adapted for precision. L19.
precision approach radar a ground-based radar system used to follow accurately the approach of an aircraft and to enable landing to be supervised from the ground.
Technology The repair of indicator gauges and other precision instruments. Farmers Weekly Precision drilling of sugar beet.
precisional adjective of or pertaining to precision L19.
precisionism noun the practice or beliefs of precisionists (cf. PRECISIANISM) M19.
precisionist noun & adjective (a) noun a person who makes a practice of precision or exactness in expression etc.; a purist; spec. (Precisionist) any of a group of US painters of the 1920s who employed a smooth, precise technique; (b) adjective employing or exhibiting precision as an artistic technique: M19.