précision
French
Etymology
First attested in 1380 as Middle French precision (“cutting off”), borrowed from Latin praecīsiōnem (“cutting off”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁe.si.zjɔ̃/
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Noun
précision f (plural précisions)
- precision [from 1606]
- Synonyms: exactitude, justesse
- fusil de précision ― sniper rifle
- C’est un homme qui écrit avec une grande précision. ― He is a man who writes with great precision.
- detail(s); supplementary information for clarification [from 1682]
- Je voudrais vous donner quelques précisions. ― I would like to give you some details.
Further reading
- “précision”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
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