precise
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle French précis, from Latin praecisus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- + caedere, cognate with English hit.
Pronunciation- IPA: /pɹɪˈsaɪs/
precise
- (broadly) Both exact and accurate.
- Antonyms: inexact, imprecise
- (sciences, engineering, of data points, strictly) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
- Antonyms: imprecise, ;, inconsistent, varying
- Coordinate term: accurate
- Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.
- See also Thesaurus:meticulous
- French: précis
- German: präzise, genau
- Italian: preciso, esatto, accurato
- Portuguese: preciso
- Russian: то́чный
- Spanish: preciso, concreto
precise (precises, present participle precising; simple past and past participle precised)
- (nonstandard, European Union documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.
- French: préciser
- German: präzisieren
- Spanish: precisar, especificar, concretar, pormenorizar, detallar
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