# precision

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ · frequency rank #7,042

## Definitions
1. The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
2. The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
3. The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
4. A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.

## Etymology
From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **provision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precision-vs-provision)

## Common misspellings (14)
`percision`, `pprecision`, `prceision`, `preccision`, `preciison`, `precisino`, `precisionn`, `precisoin`, `precission`, `precition`, `precsiion`, `preicsion`, `prrecision`, `rpecision`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/precision