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    Precisión (en. Precision)

    /pɾe.siˈsjon/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Exactness in a task, measurement, or process.
    Precision in the manufacture of mechanical parts is fundamental.
    La precisión en la fabricación de piezas mecánicas es fundamental.
    Degree of conformity between a measured value and the true value.
    The precision of measuring instruments impacts the results of the experiment.
    La precisión de los instrumentos de medición impacta en los resultados del experimento.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'praecisio', which means 'the action of cutting' or 'exactness'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    with military precision
    With great order and exactitude.
    con precisión militar
    measure with precision
    To calculate or assess something accurately.
    medir con precisión
    precision work
    Work that requires exactness in the details.
    trabajo de precisión

    Related Words

    precise
    That has or expresses precision.
    preciso
    exact
    That does not have errors; that coincides with the truth.
    exacto
    meticulous
    That pays great care and attention to details.
    meticuloso

    Slang Meanings

    Precision when doing a task.
    That person works with a precision that is frightening.
    Ese tipo trabaja con una precisión que asusta.
    To understand a situation or a piece of data clearly.
    Your analysis of the problem had a lot of precision, well done!
    Tu análisis del problema tuvo mucha precisión, ¡bien hecho!