Tangential, but it bothers me that the technical definition of "precision" is often at odds with its common usage. Someone who is very precise in their measure

Tangential, but it bothers me that the technical definition of "precision" is often at odds with its common usage. Someone who is very precise in their measurements and measures Mount Everest to be 29,000 ft has a figure that is less "precise" than that of someone who is sloppy and arrives at 29,001 ft (though both are, of course, less precise than the person who comes up with 29,000.482712...). https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_(numbers) https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_(numbers)