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Originality vs Precision - What's the difference?

originality | precision |

As nouns the difference between originality and precision

is that originality is (uncountable) the quality of being original or novel while precision is precision.

originality

English

(wikipedia originality)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being original or novel.
  • (uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 132:
    • Originality may be the capacity to look at the same facts and see new explanations.
  • (countable) Something original.

    • precision

    English

    (wikipedia precision)

    Noun

  • The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
  • The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
  • (mathematics) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Used for exact or precise measurement.
  • Made, or characterized by accuracy.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=John Sinnott , title=Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley.}}