— precisional , adj.
/pri sizh"euhn/ , n.
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. Math. the degree to which the correctness of a quantity is expressed. Cf. accuracy (def. 3).
6. Chem. , Physics. the extent to which a given set of measurements of the same sample agree with their mean. Cf. accuracy (def. 2).
adj.
7. of, pertaining to, or characterized by precision: precision swimming; precision instruments for aircraft.
[ 1630-40; praecision- (s. of praecisio ) a cutting off. See PRECISE, -ION ]
Syn. 2. preciseness, meticulousness, rigor.