absolute precision

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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precision
noun[U]
uk
/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us
/prəˈsɪʒ.ən/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandprecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, only for games of chance that are known withabsoluteprecisionis this equality a mathematical one.
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Since we want to compare theabsoluteprecisionof an analysis before and after program transformation, we consider the best results that the analysis can give over the program.
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Whereas the common drive capstan ensured a reasonable degree of synchronisation,absoluteprecision, however, was not possible, and the tape mechanism proved cumbersome and less than reliable.
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This is a somewhat complicated matter of finding withabsoluteprecisionwho will benefit from it.
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Everyone knows that it is not possible to draw up even legal agreements withabsoluteprecision.
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Traffic forecasting is not an exact science and it is impossible to predict withabsoluteprecisiontraffic flows 15 or 20 years in advance.
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There is obviously an overlapping from one year to another in a matter of this sort where one cannot estimate withabsoluteprecision.
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I suggest that most people cannot insert a broken glass withabsoluteprecisioninto someone's face or neck so as to avoid the main arteries.
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That does not need the sameabsoluteprecisionthat corroborative evidence in regard to speeding offences requires.
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If they were not criminal offences the need to haveabsoluteprecisionmight be a little less great.
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It has been pointed out that you cannot withdraw the other notices—to speak withabsoluteprecisionthey are not strictly lock-out notices.
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I recognise also that it is not an exercise which could be carried out withabsoluteprecision.
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Clearly it is difficult to forecast withabsoluteprecisionhow prices will have moved by a particular date.
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I do not believe thatabsoluteprecisionis given to any of these matters.
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For many years, it has been recognised that this is a notoriously difficult part of the law with which to deal withabsoluteprecision.
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I must concede that it is desirable, if possible, and that we should haveabsoluteprecision.
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When reserving functions, the same technique can be used—although it is in fact used a little more sparingly for the sake ofabsoluteprecision.
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One cannot forecast it withabsoluteprecision.
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What can be answered withabsoluteprecisionis the contribution to be made from taxation, which is an extra £6·5 billion in 1994–95, and £10·5 billion in 1995–96.
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His journey from scepticism to a commitment ofabsoluteprecisionhas been so extreme that it makes me doubtful as to how likely such a policy is to succeed.
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