Look up: precision

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   Precision
   Precision is the repeatability of a measurement.
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   precision
   measure of retrieval performance defined by R/T, where R is the number of relevant items retrieved and T is the total number of items retrieved
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   precision
   reproducibility. Compare with accuracy. Precision is reproducibility. Saying 'These measurements are precise' is the same as saying, 'The same measurement was repeated several times, and the measurements were all very close to one another'. Don't confuse precision with accuracy.
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   Precision
   gives consistent results. (Something can be precisely inaccurate.)
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   Precision
   The agreement of repeated measurements with each other.
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   Precision
   The closeness of agreement between independent test results obtained under stipulated conditions. A precision estimate is a statistical measure of the spread of the results obtained from a series of replicate measurements.
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   precision
   (mathematics) The number of decimal places to which a number is computed. Compare accuracy. (1998-04-19)
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   precision
   A property of measurement related to the unit of measure used; the smaller the unit of measure used, the more exact the measurement is.
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   precision
   a) a measure of the ability to distinguish between nearly equal values; for example, four-place numerals are less precise than six-place numerals; nevertheless, a properly computed four-place numeral may be more accurate than an improperly computed six-place numeral; b) the degree of discrimination with which a quantity is stated; for example, a three-digit numeral discriminates among 1000 possibi...
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    Precision
    Pre·ci'sion noun [ Confer French précision , Latin praecisio a cutting off. See Precise .] The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness. « I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions.» Locke. Syn. -- Preciseness; exactness; accuracy; nicety. -- P ...
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    precision
    1. The quality of being sharply defined or stated; one measure of precision is the number of distinguishable alternatives to a measurement. ... 2. In statistics, the inverse of the variance of a measurement or estimate. ... 3. Reproducibility of a quantifiable result; an indication of the random error. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    Precision
    `Precision` has the following meanings: #In engineering, science, industry, and statistics, `precision` characterises the degree of mutual agreement among a series of individual measurements, values, or results ` see accuracy and precision. #In computing, `precision` means one of the following: #*the precision (number of digits) with which a value is expressed (`e.g.`, the number of significant decimal digits or significant bits – a calcul...
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    precision
    reciprocal of the variance Source: Hamilton, p 355 Contexts: econometrics
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    precision
    (pre-sizh´әn) the quality of being sharply or exactly defined. in statistics, the extent to which a measurement procedure gives the same results each time it is repeated under identical conditions.
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    Precision
    • (n.) The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness.
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    precision
    (from the article `analysis`) Accuracy is the degree of agreement between the experimental result and the true value. Precision is the degree of agreement among a series of ...
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    precision
    precision 1. Exactness or accuracy. 2. In mathematics, the accuracy to which a calculation is performed, specifying the number of significant digits with which the result is expressed. 3. Allowing for, made with, or requiring great exactness or accuracy. 4. Punctiliousness; strictness: precision in one's business dealings. 5. Of, pertaining to, or charac...
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    Precision
    a quality, associated with a class of measurements, that refers to the way in which repeated observations conform to themselves (Marriott 1990:159).
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