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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The 360-degree lidar vision creates a precision map of your home.
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
You’re being asked to speak the language of your inner world with more precision.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 May 2025
As for potential Celtics selloffs, any such cap-reducing moves likely would be made for draft capital, of which, as has been routinely chronicled, the Heat hold precision little.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
University of Bayreuth View 1 Images For years, the CRISPR-Cas9 genome technology has been reshaping genetic engineering, a precision tool to transform everything from agriculture to medicine.
—Jay Kakade
may 19, New Atlas, 19 May 2025
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
You’re being asked to speak the language of your inner world with more precision.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 May 2025
As for potential Celtics selloffs, any such cap-reducing moves likely would be made for draft capital, of which, as has been routinely chronicled, the Heat hold precision little.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
University of Bayreuth View 1 Images For years, the CRISPR-Cas9 genome technology has been reshaping genetic engineering, a precision tool to transform everything from agriculture to medicine.
—Jay Kakade
may 19, New Atlas, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precision
Noun
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Companies and creators who want to lead must invest in processes and structures that support accuracy and correct errors.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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This group’s past five-year forecasts have proven to be highly accurate on a global scale, the report noted, with less accuracy for predictions on more regional levels.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Some viewed his pursuit of perfection, marked by his unrealistically high standards, intolerance for mistakes, and insistence on working with only the best people, as the driving force behind Apple’s success.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Bubic is using a style dictated by his strengths, by his terms and absent a need for perfection.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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“Precision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precision. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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