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Really? Precision translates to (unsurprisingly) "precyzja", and in the specific context of calculations and measurements, the distinction is well established, see eg.:

etc.

That's very interesting! In English, we differentiate them because they are actually two different things, at least in our mind. I wonder if there's another Polish word that might differentiate?

Here's an image that explains the difference pretty succintly: https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11...

But we absolutely do differentiate them in Polish. Accuracy means dokładność whereas precision translates to precyzja.

same with efficiency and effectiveness, a lot of ppl just don't know the difference

plus efficacy :-)

TIL (I'm not native EN)

> efficacy /ĕf′ĭ-kə-sē/

> Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.