Варианты произношения (2)
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/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
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pɹɪˈsaɪs
Прилагательное
Both exact and accurate.
Употребление- broadly
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precise definition
highly precise
Другие примеры (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).
Употребление- of data points
- Антонимы
Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
Глагол
To make or render precise; to specify.
Употребление- nonstandard
- переходный глагол
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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.
Прилагательное
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- Антонимы
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a precise mind
specified a precise amount
Другие примеры (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