Spanish Conversation · Level 77
60 words
Spanish word
precisión
Pronunciation
IPA/pɾeθiˈsjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounaccuracy
Example
Necesito más precisión.
I need more accuracy.
More examples
Ella describió el problema con precisión.
She described the problem with precision.
Core concept
A bullseye struck dead center with no surrounding scatter.
Common phrases
con precisión
with precision
falta de precisión
lack of precision
con poca precisión
with little precision
Similar words
exactitud: How close a measured or calculated value is to the actual, true value.
fidelidad: Extent to which a reproduction preserves the original's form, detail, or character.
concreción: Degree to which an idea or statement is specific and easy to picture or understand.
fiabilidad: Likelihood that equipment or information performs dependably and consistently when used.
Definition in Spanish
Cualidad de expresar o realizar algo con exactitud y sin ambigüedad, eliminando errores o imprecisiones.
Word origin
From Latin praecisio (praecisus 'cut off'), originally referring to a cutting that defines edges, it develops the figurative sense of clarity and exactness.
Usage tips
- The phrase 'con precisión' or 'con mucha precisión' emphasizes clear, specific instructions, and 'preciso' does not always translate as English 'precise' in impersonal phrases.
Other meanings
- precisionnoun
- exactnessnoun
Opposites
- imprecisiónimprecisionnoun
- vaguedadvaguenessnoun