Definitions for precise
prɪˈsaɪspre·cise

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. precise(adj)

   sharply exact or accurate or delimited

   "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

2. accurate, exact, precise(adj)

   (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

   "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. precise(Adjective)

   exact, accurate

2. precise(Adjective)

   Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Precise(adj)

   having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality

2. Precise(adj)

   strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Precise

   prē-sīs′, adj. definite: exact: not vague: just of the right amount or measure: adhering too much to rule: excessively nice, punctilious, prim.—adv. Precise′ly.—ns. Precise′ness; Preci′sian, an over-precise person: a formalist: a puritan; Preci′sianism; Preci′sianist, Preci′sionist, a precisian; Preci′sion, quality of being precise: exactness: accuracy.—v.t. Preci′sionise, to make precise.—adj. Precī′sive, cutting off: pertaining to precision. [Fr. précis—L. præcisus, pa.p. of præcidĕre—præ, before, cædĕre, to cut.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'precise' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3358

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'precise' in Adjectives Frequency: #461

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of precise in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of precise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of precise in a Sentence

1. Bryan Fry:

   It's potent but very precise.

2. Amanda Ladd:

   It's very slow, very precise, very fluid.

3. Erik Brown:

   I've never seen anything that's so precise or to the point.

4. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   I think it's very hard to be very precise about these numbers.

5. Larry Kudlow:

   The details will be down the road. These things are not so precise.

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