mathematical precision
Numbers-level exactness
Mathematical precision describes exactness that leaves no room for error or ambiguity—the kind of accuracy expected in calculations and proofs.
The phrase often appears figuratively to praise meticulous work in other domains: The surgery was performed with mathematical precision.
It can also suggest coldness or rigidity when applied to human behavior: He planned his days with mathematical precision.
- proofsDemonstrations of truth
- proof by contradictionDisprove by assuming converse
- notationSystem of written symbols
- axiomsAccepted starting principles
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
variables · accuracy · validity · tautologies · logical consistency · exact science · operators · symbolic logic · significant figures · constants · theorems · decimal places · decimal point · order of magnitude · semantics · algorithms · deductive reasoning · formulas
mathematical precisionapproximation
Near but inexact value
vagueness · imprecision · inexactness · rough estimate · ballpark figure
mathematical precisionsloppiness
Lack of neatness
carelessness · haphazardness · disorder · chaos · randomness
mathematical precisionimpressionism
Style prioritizing perception
emotional reasoning · fuzzy logic · intuition · gut feeling · artistic impression
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