precision: Meaning and Definition of

pre•ci•sion

1. the state or quality of being precise.
2. accuracy; exactness: to arrive at an estimate with precision.
3. mechanical or scientific exactness: a lens ground with precision.
4. punctiliousness; strictness: precision in one's business dealings.
5. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed. Cf.(def. 3).
6. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean. Cf.(def. 2).

1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by precision: precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.