nicety vs precision

nicety

noun
  • Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness. 

  • A small detail or distinction. 

  • Delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness 

  • A rocket-propelled grenade doesn't have the nicety of a sniper round, but you must admit its effectiveness. 

precision

noun
  • The state of being precise or exact; exactness. 

  • The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably. 

  • The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently. 

  • A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely. 

adj
  • Made, or characterized by accuracy. 

  • Used for exact or precise measurement. 

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