/ prɪˈsɪʒn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the quality of being exact, accurate and careful
SYN accuracy :
done with mathematical precision
Historians can't estimate the date with any (degree of) precision .
He chose his words with precision .
precision instruments / tools
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from French précision or Latin praecisio(n-) , from praecidere cut off, from prae in advance + caedere to cut.