as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate
the company that measures TV ratings prides itself on the precision of its calculations
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Recent Examples of precision
This energy urges all signs to cut the noise, listen to your gut, and make intuitive decisions with quiet precision.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
Apple's reliance on Hon Hai for precision manufacturing and large-scale assembly makes any disruption or announcement by the firm significant for global tech supply chains.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
The 25-year-old Montenegro international often prioritises power over precision, though, and can easily be tempted into taking on low-quality chances from distance.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The Road Ahead Collision repair is now a digital service business built on precision, process and platform thinking.
—Brunno Moretti, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
Apple's reliance on Hon Hai for precision manufacturing and large-scale assembly makes any disruption or announcement by the firm significant for global tech supply chains.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
The 25-year-old Montenegro international often prioritises power over precision, though, and can easily be tempted into taking on low-quality chances from distance.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The Road Ahead Collision repair is now a digital service business built on precision, process and platform thinking.
—Brunno Moretti, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precision
Noun
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Some agency officials have voiced concerns about the accuracy of the tool’s legal interpretations.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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So far, measurements have found no difference between the two to an accuracy of 1.5 parts in a billion.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
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And, sometimes, perfection comes with a surgeon’s touch.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Embracing private relationships, then, is partly Gen Z’s way of rejecting the suffocating pressures of perfection and returning to the value of real-life displays of affection.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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“Precision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precision. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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