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Precision of a measurement is the accuracy of the a measurement. If the measurement gives the same result each time, it would be precise but there are different degrees of precision, e.g. ordinary
mercury thermometers (0-110oC) might only have intervals of 1oC, but a digital thermometer would be more precise, if it measured to the nearest 0.1oC.