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"Precision" in a Sentence (15 examples)
Precision in measurement is a necessity.
He copied his friend's notebook with precision.
As yardsticks to measure the effectiveness of information retrieval there exist those called 'recall ratio' and 'precision ratio'.
The precision ratio is an index that indicates how many articles meet the search criteria out of all of the articles retrieved.
Betty may be pretty, but she shoots a gun with the precision of a hawk.
The creatures were struck dead, one after the other, with amazing precision and effectiveness.
Precision in measurement is necessary.
Precision in measurement is important.
Live your life with the precision of a Samurai.
Our teacher is someone who likes precision, and always demands precise answers of her students.
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Near-synonyms: exactitude, exactness; accuracy
Near-synonyms: repeatability; reproducibility
The classic example of the difference between precision and accuracy is that in target practice, if the grouping is tight but the group is off-center, your precision is good but your accuracy needs calibration.
precision instruments
But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley.
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