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精确到

English translation: to the nearest

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Chinese term or phrase:精确到
English translation:to the nearest
Entered by: Frank Feng

15:31 Jun 12, 2019
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Chinese term or phrase: 精确到
对于门尺寸该要如何测量才准确？_佛山市南海昂派铝门窗有限公司
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Nov 28, 2018 - 今天小编为大家普及下比较科学的门尺寸测量方法： 一、门洞的测量(精确到1mm) 1.门洞的宽度： 水平测量门洞左右的距离，选取五个以上的测量点 ...
jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 06:25
to the nearest (millimeter)
Explanation:
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/metric_units_of_measurement/m...

"In this lesson, we solve problems where the length of objects is measured to the nearest millimeter. "

“Find the length of the following object to the nearest millimeter.”


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Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to the nearest

Definition of to the nearest
—used to indicate the number of pounds, dollars, etc., that is closest to a slightly higher or lower number or amount
What is the weight of your baggage to the nearest pound?
$13.75 rounded up to the nearest dollar is $14.

相当于中文的“四舍五入”。
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Frank Feng
China
Local time: 18:25
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1to the nearest (millimeter)
Frank Feng
4accurate to
Gareth Callagy
4with precision to
Shirley Lao


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
accurate to


Explanation:
Accurate to 1 mm

"2.2 Measurements are obtained using a rule or tape accurate to 1 mm. "
Ref: https://www.dtwd.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/teachingprodu...


Gareth Callagy
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bruce Guo: https://www.schott.com/innovation/en/accurate-to-a-millionth...
8 hrs
disagree  Dongbin Zhang: No. It's misleading to use the word "accurate" for precision and also a taboo (in North America).
15 days
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with precision to


Explanation:
"Accuracy" is not semantically equivalent to "precision" in science and technology.

An example is "using stadiometer with precision to 1 mm".

Accuracy should mean 準確, which is not equivalent to 精确.

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1396&bih=657&ei=vr4BXbGtEI...



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Note added at 11 hrs (2019-06-13 03:17:50 GMT)
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Accuracy refers to the closeness of a measured value to a standard or known value. For example, if in lab you obtain a weight measurement of 3.2 kg for a given substance, but the actual or known weight is 10 kg, then your measurement is not accurate. In this case, your measurement is not close to the known value.

Precision refers to the closeness of two or more measurements to each other. Using the example above, if you weigh a given substance five times, and get 3.2 kg each time, then your measurement is very precise. Precision is independent of accuracy. You can be very precise but inaccurate, as described above. You can also be accurate but imprecise.

Source: https://labwrite.ncsu.edu/Experimental Design/accuracyprecis...

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Note added at 11 hrs (2019-06-13 03:20:38 GMT)
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準確度和精確度

Source: http://highscope.ch.ntu.edu.tw/wordpress/?p=24512


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Note added at 2 days 14 hrs (2019-06-15 06:05:47 GMT)
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"precise to 1 mm" also works.

Shirley Lao
Taiwan
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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11 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to the nearest (millimeter)


Explanation:
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/metric_units_of_measurement/m...

"In this lesson, we solve problems where the length of objects is measured to the nearest millimeter. "

“Find the length of the following object to the nearest millimeter.”


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Note added at 11 days (2019-06-23 20:56:49 GMT)
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Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to the nearest

Definition of to the nearest
—used to indicate the number of pounds, dollars, etc., that is closest to a slightly higher or lower number or amount
What is the weight of your baggage to the nearest pound?
$13.75 rounded up to the nearest dollar is $14.

相当于中文的“四舍五入”。

Frank Feng
China
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dongbin Zhang
3 days 21 hrs
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