Precision
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- Accuracy and precisionAccuracy and precisionIn the fields of science, engineering, industry and statistics, the accuracy of a measurement system is the degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to that quantity's actual value. The precision of a measurement system, also called reproducibility or repeatability, is the degree to which...
, measurement deviation from true value and its scatter - Precision (arithmetic), the number of digits from which a value is expressed
- Precision (information retrieval), the percentage of documents returned that are relevant
- Precision (computer science)Precision (computer science)In computer science, precision of a numerical quantity is a measure of the detail in which the quantity is expressed. This is usually measured in bits, but sometimes in decimal digits. It is related to precision in mathematics, which describes the number of digits that are used to express a...
, a measure of the detail in which a quantity is expressed- Arbitrary-precision arithmeticArbitrary-precision arithmeticIn computer science, arbitrary-precision arithmetic indicates that calculations are performed on numbers whose digits of precision are limited only by the available memory of the host system. This contrasts with the faster fixed-precision arithmetic found in most ALU hardware, which typically...
, methods for computing with big numbers
- Arbitrary-precision arithmetic
- Precision (statistics)Precision (statistics)In statistics, the term precision can mean a quantity defined in a specific way. This is in addition to its more general meaning in the contexts of accuracy and precision and of precision and recall....
, a model parameter or a quantification of precision
Companies
- Precision AirPrecision AirPrecision Air Services Limited, operating as Precision Air, is the largest airline in Tanzania, based in Dar Es Salaam.-Overview:The airline operates scheduled air services for tourists and business traffic between Dar Es Salaam and Fourteen other airports in Tanzania...
, an airline based in Tanzania - Precision Castparts Corp.Precision Castparts Corp.Precision Castparts Corp. is a Portland, Oregon, United States-based industrial goods and metal fabrication company that manufactures cast metal parts for use in the aerospace, industrial, defense, and automobile industries. In 2009 they ranked 362nd on the Fortune 500 list, and 11th in the...
, a Portland, Oregon, United States based casting company - Precision DrillingPrecision DrillingPrecision Drilling Corporation is the largest drilling rig contractor in Canada, also providing oil field rental and supplies. Operations expanded from 3 drilling rigs in 1984 to over 240+ drilling rigs and worldwide operations -Business units:*Precision Drilling Ltd - contracting of drilling...
, the largest drilling rig contractor in Canada - Precision MonolithicsPrecision MonolithicsPrecision Monolithics, Inc. also known in the electronics industry as PMI, was an American company based in Santa Clara, California, USA that developed and produced mixed signal and linear semiconductors, and is especially noteworthy as the first company to make two-chip and single chip D/A...
, an American company that produced linear semiconductors - Precision TalentPrecision TalentFounded in 2007, Precision Talent is a voice over talent management company, audio production house, voice over casting service, and a spoken word record label...
, a voice over talent management company - Precise SoftwarePrecise SoftwarePrecise Software Solutions is an Israeli-American company that develops Application performance management software products.-Early history:...
, a Transaction Performance Management Company
Other
- Precision ClubPrecision clubPrecision Club is a bidding system in the game of contract bridge. It is a type of strong club system that was invented by C. C. Wei and used to good effect by Taiwan teams in the early 1970s...
, a bidding system in the game of contract bridge - Precision (march)Precision (march)Precision is the authorized march of Royal Military College of Canada. It was composed in 1932 by Denise Chabot, wife of Major C. A. Chabot, a Royal Canadian Artillery officer on staff as professor of French at the College at the time...
, the official marching music of the Royal Military College of Canada - Precision 15Precision 15The Precision 15 is a self-bailing dinghy designed by Jim Taylor in 1988. It is built at Precision Boatworks in Palmetto, Florida.-External links:*...
, a self-bailing dinghy - Precision agriculturePrecision agriculturePrecision farming or precision agriculture is a farming management concept based on observing and responding to intra-field variations.It relies on new technologies like satellite imagery, information technology, and geospatial tools...
, an agricultural concept - Precision, the Fender Precision BassFender Precision BassThe Fender Precision Bass is an electric bass.Designed by Leo Fender as a prototype in 1950 and brought to market in 1951, the Precision was the first electric bass to earn widespread attention and use. A revolutionary instrument for the time, the Precision Bass has made an immeasurable impact on...
by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Computing
- Dell PrecisionDell PrecisionDell Precision Workstations are computers aimed at prosumers and CAD / Architecture / CG professionals as a workstation computer, or as small scale business servers.- Current Dell Precision desktop models :* Precision T1500* Precision T1600...
, a line of Dell workstations - Precision Architecture, former name for PA-RISCPA-RISCPA-RISC is an instruction set architecture developed by Hewlett-Packard. As the name implies, it is a reduced instruction set computer architecture, where the PA stands for Precision Architecture...
, a reduced instruction set architecture developed by Hewlett-Packard
Adjectives
- Precision engineeringPrecision engineeringPrecision engineering is a subdiscipline of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, and optical engineering concerned with designing machines, fixtures, and other structures that have exceptionally low tolerances, are repeatable, and are stable over time...
- Precision bombingPrecision bombingPrecision bombing is bombing of a small target with extreme accuracy, to limit side-effect damage. An example would be destroying a single building in a built up area causing minimal damage to the surroundings...
See also
- PrecisionismPrecisionismPrecisionism, also known as Cubist Realism, was an artistic movement that emerged in the United States after World War I and was at its height during the inter-War period...
, an artistic movement also known as Cubist Realism - PrecisionistPrecisionistPrecisionist was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1985, Precisionist won the Strub Series at Santa Anita Park becoming only the fifth horse to win the Malibu Stakes, the San Fernando Stakes and the Charles H. Strub Stakes...
(1981-2006), an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse