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precision

/pri-sizh-uhn/US // prɪˈsɪʒ ən //UK // (prɪˈsɪʒən) //

精度,精确度,精确性,精确

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or quality of being precise.
    • : accuracy; exactness: to arrive at an estimate with precision.
    • : mechanical or scientific exactness: a lens ground with precision.
    • : punctiliousness; strictness: precision in one's business dealings.
    • : Mathematics. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed.Compare accuracy.
    • : Chemistry, Physics. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean.Compare accuracy.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characterized by precision: precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.

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Examples

  • In quantum electrodynamics, making predictions involves calculating to a certain level of precision, leaving out terms that are less significant and more difficult to calculate.

  • This imposes a ceiling on predictive precision — and on how well physicists can understand what quantum theory says.

  • It’s a very small effect, but gravitational waves have been observed with such high precision that we can already say that the graviton mass must be less than 10−21 electron volts.

  • As technology tracks and analyzes our behaviors and lifestyles with ever more precision—sometimes with our knowledge and sometimes without—the opportunities for others to remotely monitor our mental state is growing fast.

  • The final proof is like a precision instrument, which has just the right combination of ideas to produce the outcome they wanted.

  • The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.

  • And increasingly smart navigation aids in the cockpit brought far greater precision and efficiency to route planning.

  • While not all 86 million maintain positions of governance or public service, the Party's machinery runs on watchmaker precision.

  • It takes Sharp four hours to get into character: “I take joy in the mathematical, symmetrical precision and perfectness of Bach.”

  • We do know with great precision what happened to the expelled student.

  • He was engaged in the Encyclopedie, and his articles on grammar are drawn up with great precision, correctness and judgment.

  • Then turning again to Doctor Kraus, he said slowly and clearly, enunciating each word with care and precision.

  • They divide the day into ten thousand minutes, and know, with the greatest precision, what minute is favorable or otherwise.

  • The sight of those two hands, moving with their usual skill and precision, woke her out of her dream.

  • Um-ko lifted them, dusted the velvet thongs, and placed them with mathematical precision side by side upon the flat stone.