precision
Surgical attention to detail
Precision is exactness or accuracy, the quality of being sharply defined or measured.
A precision instrument produces reliable, consistent results.
Precision differs subtly from accuracy: accuracy means hitting the target, while precision means hitting the same spot repeatedly.
She described the events with surgical precision.
The adjective precise and adverb precisely are more common than the noun.
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
metrology · instrumentation · spectrometer · resolution · nanometer · graduation · standardization · quantification
Correctness in every detail
- correctnessState of being accurate
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
faithfulness · trueness · validity · veracity · rigor · meticulousness · scrupulousness · carefulness
Exactness of detail
- granularityLevel of detail
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
- minutiaePetty precise particulars
intricacy · subtlety · refinement · definition · clarity · sharpness · resolution · fine-tuning
Skillful hand coordination
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- masteryComplete skill or control
- adeptnessHighly developed ability
proficiency · finesse · surgical · handiwork · steadiness · control · nimbleness · expertise
Willingness to accept difference
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- latheRotating shaping machine
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
manufacturing · tooling · components · parts · Swiss-made · German engineering · aerospace · optics
Forceful impact or stoppage
- targetingSelecting as objective
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- guidedLed with assistance
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
surgical strike · drone · pinpoint · bombing · sniper · marksmanship · aim · laser-guided
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
gauge · metrology · instrumentation · spectrometer · resolution · nanometer · graduation · standardization · quantification · interferometer
exactness
Correctness in every detail
- correctnessState of being accurate
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
fidelity · faithfulness · trueness · validity · veracity · rigor · meticulousness · scrupulousness · carefulness · consistency
specificity
Exactness of detail
- granularityLevel of detail
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
minutiae · intricacy · subtlety · refinement · definition · clarity · sharpness · resolution · fine-tuning · discernment
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- masteryComplete skill or control
adeptness · proficiency · finesse · surgical · handiwork · steadiness · control · nimbleness · expertise · artistry
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- latheRotating shaping machine
milling · manufacturing · tooling · components · parts · Swiss-made · German engineering · aerospace · optics · watchmaking
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
munitions · surgical strike · drone · pinpoint · bombing · sniper · marksmanship · aim · laser-guided · smart bomb
- motor skillsmotor skills, fine motor skills, motor control, gross motor skills, walking
- abilitiesstrength, agility, endurance, flexibility, dexterity
- carefulnessattention, attentiveness, care, carefulness, caution
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, lucidity
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- exactitudrigor
precisionimprecision
Lack of exactness
inaccuracy · inexactness · approximation · roughness · inexactitude
precisioncarelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
sloppiness · negligence · haphazardness · shoddiness · slovenliness
precisionvagueness
Absence of precision
indefiniteness · ambiguity · fuzziness · imprecision · obscurity
- military precisionExacting standardized coordination
- surgical precisionExtreme exactness in execution
- clockwork precisionPerfect mechanical reliability
- precision timingAccuracy to the millisecond
- precision strikeTargeted military attack
- false precision