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Precision vs Micromanage - What's the difference?

precision | micromanage |

As a noun precision

is the state of being precise or exact; exactness.

As a adjective precision

is used for exact or precise measurement.

As a verb micromanage is

to manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.

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.
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    micromanage

    English

    Verb

    (micromanag)
  • To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
  • :The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging too much when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen minute intervals.