What does precise mean?
Definitions for precise
prɪˈsaɪspre·cise
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Princeton's WordNet
preciseadjective
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
"a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
accurate, exact, preciseadjective
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
"a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
Wiktionary
preciseadjective
exact, accurate
preciseadjective
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PRECISEadjective
Etymology: precis, Fr. præcisus, Lat.
Means more durable to preserve the laws of God from oblivion and corruption grew in use, not without precise direction from God himself. Richard Hooker, b. i.
You’ll not bear a letter for me; you stand upon your honour; why, thou unconfinable baseness, it is as much as I can do to keep the term of mine honour precise. William Shakespeare.
The state hath given you licence to stay on land six weeks, and let it not trouble you if your occasions ask farther time; for the law in this point is not precise. Francis Bacon.
Let us descend from this top
Of speculation; for the hour precise
Exacts our parting. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xiii.In human actions there are no degrees and precise natural limits described, but a latitude is indulged. Taylor.
The reasonings must be precise, though the practice may admit of great latitude. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
The precise difference between a compound and collective idea is this, that a compound idea unites things of a different kind, but a collective, things of the same kind. Isaac Watts.
The raillery of the wits in king Charles the Second’s reign, upon every thing which they called precise, was carried to so great an extravagance, that it almost put all Christianity out of countenance. Addison.
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precise
Precise refers to being exact, accurate, and careful about the details. It involves showing meticulousness, strictness, and a high level of accuracy in actions, thoughts, or descriptions.
Webster Dictionary
Preciseadjective
having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality
Preciseadjective
strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Editors Contribution
precise
Exact and accurate.
They received the precise amount of goods in their order and are grateful.
Submitted by MaryC on May 1, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PRECISE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Precise is ranked #92358 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Precise surname appeared 199 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Precise.
86.4% or 172 total occurrences were White.
8.5% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'precise' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3358
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'precise' in Adjectives Frequency: #461
Anagrams for precise »
pierces
recipes
scripee
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of precise in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of precise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of precise in a Sentence
The targeting was very precise, they were in the centre and ready to respond. When they heard warplanes in the area they did not think they would be the target.
It should be humanly possible to find a solution to such a precise problem. But this depends ... on the kind of trade deal that we forge with each other.
We expect that at some time it will help diminish the spread of COVID-19, based on the assumptions that persons who are infected and recover will have protective immunity, however, with SARS, data suggested protective immunity was of limited duration. Thus, the precise temporal dynamics may prove very important. For example, there could be recurrent waves. We hope with COVID-19, but do not yet know that they wont become re-infected.
I see a guy who seems to pause and dig for the more precise and better language he wants to use, and never finds it.
People want to know,' what are my chances ?' and then' what can I do about it ?' not today, but in the near future, we'll be able to calculate a person's likelihood of developing Alzheimer's or another brain disorder in a more precise way, and that will help with precision medical and lifestyle management.
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- مضبوط, دقيقArabic
- dəqiqAzerbaijani
- дакладныBelarusian
- точен, прецизенBulgarian
- precísCatalan, Valencian
- přesnýCzech
- præcisDanish
- präzise, genau, exaktGerman
- ακριβήςGreek
- precizaEsperanto
- precisoSpanish
- täpneEstonian
- دقیقPersian
- tarkkaFinnish
- précisFrench
- preciisWestern Frisian
- pongailScottish Gaelic
- pontosHungarian
- ճշգրիտ, ճիշտArmenian
- preciseInterlingua
- tepatIndonesian
- preciso, esatto, accuratoItalian
- 正確, 厳密, 厳密な, 正確な, 精密Japanese
- ზუსტიGeorgian
- 정확하다Korean
- tikslusLithuanian
- precīzsLatvian
- точен, прецизенMacedonian
- precijs, precies, nauwkeurigDutch
- nøyaktig, presisNorwegian
- dokładnyPolish
- precisa, precisoPortuguese
- точныйRussian
- precizan, точан, тачан, прецизан, točan, tačanSerbo-Croatian
- presnýSlovak
- natančenSlovene
- precis, noggrannSwedish
- துல்லியமானTamil
- dakik, kesinTurkish
- докладний, точнийUkrainian
- عین مطابقUrdu
- tóm lượcVietnamese
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