different between adjustment vs precision

English

Etymology

From French ajustement, or else adjust +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d??st.m?nt/

Noun

adjustment (countable and uncountable, plural adjustments)

1. The action of adjusting something
2. The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
3. The settling or balancing of a financial account

4. The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.

5. The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim

Synonyms

• change
• correction
• modification

Related terms

• adjustable
• adjuster

Translations

See also

• adjustment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Middle French precision.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???s?.?(?)n/
• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

precision (countable and uncountable, plural precisions)

1. The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
2. The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
3. (mathematics) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
4. (bridge) A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.

Derived terms

• arbitrary-precision

Translations

See also

• accuracy

References

• precision on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

precision (not comparable)

1. Used for exact or precise measurement.
2. Made, or characterized by accuracy.

Translations

Anagrams

• isoprenic

Middle French

Alternative forms

• précision

Etymology

First known attestation 1380, borrowed from Latin praecisi?.

Noun

precision f (plural precisions)

1. precision (quality of being precise)

References