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preciseness
(encz) | preciseness,preciznost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Preciseness
(gcide) | 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.
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The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
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For the hour precise
Exacts our parting hence. --Milton.
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2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
ceremonious. --Addison.
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He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
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Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate.
[1913 Webster] -- Pre*cise"ly, adv. --
Pre*cise"ness, n.
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preciseness
(wn) | preciseness
n 1: clarity as a consequence of precision [syn: preciseness,
clearcutness]
2: the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance;
"he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note
the meticulous precision of his measurements" [syn:
preciseness, precision] [ant: impreciseness,
imprecision] |
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impreciseness
(encz) | impreciseness,nepřesnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Preciseness
(gcide) | 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.
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The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
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For the hour precise
Exacts our parting hence. --Milton.
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2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
ceremonious. --Addison.
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He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
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Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate.
[1913 Webster] -- Pre*cise"ly, adv. --
Pre*cise"ness, n.
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impreciseness
(wn) | impreciseness
n 1: the quality of lacking precision [syn: impreciseness,
imprecision] [ant: preciseness, precision] |
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