Pronunce (2)
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/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
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pɹɪˈsaɪs
Aggettivo
Both exact and accurate.
Uso- broadly
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precise definition
highly precise
Altri esempi (5)
precise calculation
Please give a precise measurement of the room.
Her precise instructions made the task easier.
A memory is "precise" when the occurrences that would verify it are narrowly circumscribed: for instance, "I met Jones" is precise as compared to "I met a man." A memory is "accurate" when it is both precise and true, i.e. in the above instance, if it was Jones I met.
Individually, some of these definitions fall into the common definitional trap of being overly precise.
Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
Uso- of data points
- Contrari
Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
Verbo
To make or render precise; to specify.
Uso- nonstandard
- transitivo
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This proposal for a new basic regulation is justified because there is a need to precise the objectives of the CFP.
Aggettivo
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- Contrari
- Esempi
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a precise mind
specified a precise amount
Altri esempi (1)
arrived at the precise moment
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
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a precise image
a precise measurement