precise
Meaning
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- Both exact and accurate.
- Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
- Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
Synonyms
cleanly cut
particulary
be visible
properly speaking
be exact
high precision
point-device
square-toed
dilicate
clock-work
essence of life
right on the money
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pre‧cise
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle French précis, from Latin praecisus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- (“before, in front”) + caedere (“cut; strike”), cognate with English hit. Related to English incise. Doublet of précis.
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