precision

Präzision, Genauigkeit

Die Eigenschaft, sehr genau und sorgfältig zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: The quality of being very exact and careful.

• She cut the paper with precision.
• The dancers moved with remarkable precision.
• His instructions lacked precision.

So benutzt man es: with precision (She described the procedure with precision.); precision in something (Precision in timing is essential for this performance.)

Synonyme: exactness, accuracy

Gegenteile: imprecision

Häufige Wendungen: great precision, with precision, precision in something

Präzision, Wiederholgenauigkeit

Die Fähigkeit, bei wiederholten Messungen nahezu gleiche Ergebnisse zu erhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: The ability to get almost the same result when a measurement is repeated.

• Repeated readings showed high precision.
• The test has good precision but poor accuracy.
• We checked the precision of the measurements by repeating them.

Synonyme: repeatability, reproducibility

Häufige Wendungen: high precision, measurement precision, precision of something

numerische Präzision

Die Anzahl der Ziffern eines Messwerts, auf die man sich verlassen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: How many digits in a measured number can be trusted.

• The instrument has limited precision.
• Record the value with a precision of three significant figures.
• Rounding the number reduced its precision.

Synonyme: numerical precision

Häufige Wendungen: measurement precision, decimal precision, precision of something

präzise, hochpräzise

So entwickelt, dass sich damit sehr genau messen lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: Designed to measure things very exactly.

• We use precision scales in the laboratory.
• This precision instrument measures tiny changes in pressure.
• The technician checked the precision measuring equipment.

Synonyme: high-precision

Häufige Wendungen: precision instrument, precision scale, precision measuring equipment