ultraprecision

noun

as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate an instrument that can measure changes in the size of tumors with an ultraprecision that is astonishing

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  1. accuracy
  2. precision
Noun
  • His kicking has the combination of distance and accuracy required to bypass a high press and immediately turn a defensive phase into an attacking one.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Quantum sensors helped an aircraft navigate over the Pacific without GPS, improving position accuracy by 89%.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • But Newcastle generally lacked precision and urgency in attack.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of precision
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“Ultraprecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraprecision. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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