precision (noun)
61pseudoprecision — noun A spurious appearance of precision, as for example when an inaccurate figure is given to very many decimal places. See Also: pseudoprecise …
62inexactness — noun The characteristic or quality of being inexact; a lack of precision, accuracy, or certainty. The vague inexactness of her answers suggested that she had no idea what was correct. Syn: inexactitude Ant: exactness …
63microtuner — noun a) An electronic device or audio software endowed with microtuning capabilities specifically designed and used to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales and tunings other than… …
64impreciseness — noun The quality of being imprecise, or of lacking precision …
65PIT — noun a) Precision Immobilization Technique All three terms mean the same thing, a bumping technique used by U.S. police departments during car pursuits to force the pursued vehicle to abruptly turn sideways to the direction of travel, causing the …
66long-windedness — noun The use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity, prolixity. See Also: long winded …
67chronoscope — noun an optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision …
68margin of error — noun a) An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample b) An amount, beyond the calculated minimum, added for safety …
69verbosity — noun /vɜˈbɒsəti,vɝˈbɑsəti/ The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long windedness Syn: verboseness …
70keyway — noun A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted …
