Difference between Preciseness and Precision

What is the difference between Preciseness and Precision?

Preciseness as a noun is the condition of being precise; precision while Precision as a noun is the state of being precise or exact; exactness

Preciseness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The condition of being precise; precision

Precision

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: used for exact or precise measurementmade, or characterized by accuracy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the state of being precise or exact; exactnessthe ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistentlythe number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably

Example sentence: When I wrote 'The Giver,' it contained no so-called 'bad words.' It was set, after all, in a mythical, futuristic, and Utopian society. Not only was there no poverty, divorce, racism, sexism, pollution, or violence in the world of 'The Giver'; there was also careful attention paid to language: to its fluency, precision, and power.

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