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Precision

The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness.

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Exactness 76% connected

The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of jurgement or deportment.

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Thoroughness 76% connected

The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.

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A1 noun · 86% connection

Paper size, 594 x 841 mm.

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Accessibility noun · 86% connection

the quality of being at hand when needed

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Accuracy noun · 86% connection

the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth…

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Availability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being at hand when needed

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Availableness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being at hand when needed

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Cogency noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Convenience noun · 86% connection

the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"

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Covalence noun · 86% connection

valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

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Covalency noun · 86% connection

valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

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Fidelity noun · 86% connection

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

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Handiness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being at hand when needed

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Patness noun · 86% connection

timely convenience

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Preciseness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous…

Used in the same subject area: Analytical chemistry, Chemistry, Environmental science, Research methods, Pollution, Measurement, validity and reliability, Water and aquatic environments.
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Quantitative analysis noun · 86% connection

chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

Used in the same subject area: Analytical chemistry, Chemistry, Research methods, Measurement, validity and reliability.
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Quantitative chemical analysis noun · 86% connection

chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

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Rigor noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Rigour noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Thermogravimetry noun · 86% connection

the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances

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Accurate adjective · 78% connection

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: precise, exact, limitation, exactness, accuracy.
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Accurateness noun · 78% connection

The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.

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Blue superl. · 78% connection

Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impra…

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Close verb · 78% connection

Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.

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Criticalness noun · 78% connection

Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.

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Curiosity noun · 78% connection

The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: precise, exact, limitation, exactness, accuracy.
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Definite adjective · 78% connection

Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or expression.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: precise, exact, limitation, exactness, accuracy.
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Exacritude noun · 78% connection

The quality of being exact; exactness.

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Exact adjective · 78% connection

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; tr…

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Exactly adverb · 78% connection

In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely.

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Inaccuracy noun · 78% connection

The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness.

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Indefinitely adverb · 78% connection

In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefin…

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