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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off brief, concise,
p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off prae
before + caedere to cut: cf F. pr['e]cis. Cf {Concise}.]
1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined
or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
as precise rules of morality.
The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence
--Milton.
2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule very nice or
exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
ceremonious. --Addison.
He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.
-- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv -- {Pre*cise"ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
precise
adj 1: sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind";
"specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise
moment" [ant: {imprecise}]
2: exact in performance or amount; strictly correct; "a precise
instrument"; "a precise measurement" [syn: {accurate}, {exact}]
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