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pre·cise (prē sīs′, pri-)
adjective
- strictly defined; accurately stated; definite
- speaking definitely or distinctly
- with no variation; minutely exact the precise amount
- that strictly conforms to usage, rules, etc.; scrupulous; fastidious
- too fastidious; finicky
Etymology: MFr précis < L praecisus, pp. of praecidere, to cut off, be brief < prae-, before (see pre-) + caedere, to cut (see -cide)
Related Forms:
- preciseness pre·cise′·ness noun
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Adjective complement with noun phrase
- keep: Keep content precise, relevant and too the point.
Modifies a noun
- definition: The precise definition of the memory model is often not given, however, or is hidden away in obscure technical manuals.
Modifying Another Word
- mathematically: The first dances are very symmetrical within the spirit of Bach's mathematically precise manner.
Used with adjective complement
- become: This results in the statistics becoming less precise as the sub-sampling is increased.
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A sweet disorder in the dress 400 Kindles in clothes a wantonness: A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction A careless shoe-string, in whose tie I see a wild civility: Do more bewitch me, than when Art Is too precise in every part.
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