精度

jīngdù
noun #32,493

Meanings

  1. 1 precision; accuracy
  2. 2 (technical) tolerance level

Examples

Zhè tái yíqì de cèliáng jīngdù fēicháng gāo.
This instrument's measurement precision is extremely high.
GPS dìngwèi jīngdù kěyǐ dádào jǐ mǐ yǐ nèi.
GPS positioning accuracy can reach within a few meters.

Tips

usage
Distinguish from 准确 (zhǔnquèdù, 'accuracy', closeness to true value) and 精确 (jīngquèdù, 'exactness'). In statistics and ML, 精度 specifically corresponds to 'precision' (precision/recall pair). In everyday tech-speak, 精度 covers the general sense of 'how fine-grained / how exact'.
memory
(refined / fine) + (degree / measure) — 'degree of refinement', mapping cleanly to English 'precision'.

Stroke Order

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