ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPprecision
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precision
Meaning: exactness and accuracy in details or measurements
precision in a sentence
How precision is used in real sentences:
The surgeon worked with remarkable precision, making each incision exactly where planned.
The archery coach reminded her students that hitting the bullseye depends on the precision of a steady hand and calm breath.
“Precision mattered because a small error could place a mosquito in the wrong group.”
— from the passage Mosquitoes in the Marsh
Synonyms for precision
Other words for precision — accuracy, exactness and meticulousness — carry the same meaning.
- accuracy
- exactness
- meticulousness
Antonyms of precision
Words that mean the opposite of precision:
- vagueness
Where it comes from
From Latin praecidere 'to cut short, cut precisely'
Word parts
- cis/cise — cut, shorten
precision: pre- (before) + cis (cut)
Memory hook
PRECISion — think of PRECISE, exact and accurate.