precision meaning
precision :
accuracy, exactness
noun
▪ The machine works with high precision.
▪ The machine works with high accuracy.
▪ Precision is important in science.
▪ Accuracy is important in science.
paraphrasing
▪ exactness – precision
▪ accuracy – exactness
▪ correctness – accuracy
▪ exactitude – exactness
Pronunciation
precision [prɪˈsɪʒ.ən]
The stress is on 'si' and sounds like 'pri-sizh-un'.
Common phrases and grammar about precision
precision - Common meaning
noun
accuracy, exactness
Part of Speech Changes for "precision"
▪ precise (adjective) – exact, accurate
▪ precisely (adverb) – exactly, accurately
Common Expressions with "precision"
▪ high precision – great accuracy
▪ precision instrument – accurate tool
▪ precision work – exact work
▪ precision measurement – accurate measurement
Important examples of precision in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, precision often refers to accuracy in work or measurements.
Example of a confusing word: decision (a choice or judgment)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Precision is used as a noun, often appearing in questions about quality or standards.
precision
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
precision engineering
'accurate engineering', used when talking about high-quality engineering work.
precision timing
means 'exact timing', used when timing is very important.
Differences between similar words and precision
precision
,
accuracy
differences
Precision refers to exactness, while accuracy refers to correctness or truth.
precision
,
exactness
differences
Precision is about being exact, while exactness is about being perfectly correct.
Words with the same origin as precision
The origin of precision
The word 'precision' comes from the Latin 'praecisio', meaning 'cutting off' or 'exactness'.
Word structure
It has the prefix pre (before), root cis (cut), and suffix ion (noun), meaning 'exact cutting'.
Words with the same origin
The root of precision is cis (cut). Words with the same root include concise (brief), incision (cut), excise (remove).
