precisionist

precisionist
precisionist [prē sizh′ən ist, prisizh′ən ist]
n.
a person who attaches great or too great importance to precision

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pre·ci·sion·ist (prĭ-sĭzhʹə-nĭst) n.
1. One who values precision; a purist.
2. often Precisionist A painter whose work is marked by precisionism.

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