précisions

Précisions is the plural form of the French noun précision, which can mean a detail, a clarification, or the quality of being precise. In everyday usage, précisions denotes additional information added to a statement to prevent ambiguity or to refine conditions.

In editorial and official communications, a section titled Précisions or des précisions may follow a notice to provide clarifications about a reported event, policy, or procedure. The term is commonly used to indicate that further information is being supplied to avoid misinterpretation.

In scientific and technical language, précision refers to the quality of being exact. In metrology, there is often a distinction between précision (the reproducibility or repeatability of measurements) and exactitude (the closeness of a measurement to the true value); the plural précisions can refer to multiple details or refinements in such contexts.

Des précisions may appear in manuals, guides, or FAQs to specify how something works, the conditions for use, or the expected timelines. Examples include précisions sur les modalités d’inscription, précisions sur le calendrier, or précisions techniques. The word thus functions both as a general notion of detail and as a label for a clarifying section in texts.

In English, précisions is typically translated as clarifications, details, or further information. The term is more common in French-language media and documentation, and its translation should reflect whether it refers to clarifications or to the level of detail in a description.