Precision
/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/noun
The quality of being exact, accurate, and clearly defined.
Did you know?Precision comes from Latin roots tied to ‘cutting’ and ‘deciding,’ so the word’s hidden history is about separating one thing from everything else.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sek-
“to cut”
Latin
Latin
praecisus
“cut off, shortened”
Late Latin
Latin
praecisionem
“a cutting off, abridgment”
Old French
Old French
precision
“exactness, definiteness”
Middle English
English
precision
“exactness in statement or action”
Modern English
English
precision
“the quality of being exact and accurate”