Dictionary

precise en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹɪˈsaɪs/

Etymology

From Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- (“before, in front”) + caedere (“cut; strike”), cognate with hit. Related to incise. Doublet of précis.

Meanings

1. (broadly) Both exact and accurate.
   • Her precise instructions made the task easier.
   • Please give a precise measurement of the room.
   • precise calculation
   • precise definition
   • 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. 1921, Bertrand Russell, The Analysis of Mind:
   • Individually, some of these definitions fall into the common definitional trap of being overly precise. 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 7:
   • highly precise
2. (of data points, qualifier:strictly) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
3. Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.

Forms

Antonyms

inexact · varying · imprecise · imprecise · inconsistent

Coordinates

accurate

Deriveds

unprecise · hyperprecise · overprecise · precisification · pseudoprecise · to be precise · precisian · precisify · precisely · superprecise · preciseness · ultraprecise · nonprecise · prissy

Relateds

repeatable

Translations (86)

eo preciza (exact) · mn нарийн (exact) · ga cruinn (exact) · fy preciis ((sciences) clustered close together) · ga gonta (exact) · gl preciso (exact) · sh точан (exact) · fa پرسون (exact) · ru то́чный (exact) · la exāctus (exact) · pt preciso ((sciences) clustered close together) · sh točan (exact) · no presis (exact) · ja 正確な (exact) · ga beacht (exact) · sh precizan (exact) · sl natančen (exact) · ar مَضْبُوط (exact) · fy preciis (exact) · sv noggrann ((sciences) clustered close together) · cmn 準確 /准确 (exact) · ja 厳密な (exact) · ia precise ((sciences) clustered close together) · nl precijs ((sciences) clustered close together) · ga pointeáilte (exact) · de präzise (exact) · uk докла́дний (exact) · uk то́чний (exact) · nl precies (exact) · fa دقیق (exact) · mk пре́цизен (exact) · km ត្រឹម (exact) · et täpne (exact) · be дакла́дны (exact) · fi tarkka ((sciences) clustered close together) · es preciso (exact) · el ακριβής (exact) · tr dakik (exact) · th แม่นยำ (exact) · sh tačan (exact) · tr kesin (exact) · grc ἀτρεκής (exact) · no nøyaktig (exact) · pl precyzyjny (exact) · ka ზუსტი (exact) · hy ճշգրիտ (exact) · de exakt ((sciences) clustered close together) · lv precīzs (exact) · ja 精密な (exact) · ko 정확한 (exact) · sv exakt (exact) · ja 正確な ((sciences) clustered close together) · gd pongail (exact) · it preciso (exact) · lt tikslus (exact) · pt preciso (exact) · fr précis (exact) · az dəqiq (exact) · cs přesný (exact) · da præcis (exact) · grc ἀκριβής (exact) · ar دَقِيق (exact) · cmn 正確 /正确 (exact) · mk то́чен (exact) · sh тачан (exact) · izh tocnoi (exact) · it accurato (exact) · nl nauwkeurig (exact) · oc precís (exact) · ca precís (exact) · sh прецизан (exact) · pl dokładny (exact) · de genau (exact) · sv precis (exact) · fi täsmällinen ((sciences) clustered close together) · sk presný (exact) · sv noggrann (exact) · sv noga (exact) · ja 厳密な ((sciences) clustered close together) · hy ճիշտ (exact) · cmn 精確 /精确 (exact) · bg то́чен (exact) · fi tarkka (exact) · bg преци́зен (exact) · hu pontos (exact) · it esatto (exact)

precise en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹɪˈsaɪs/

Etymology

From Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- (“before, in front”) + caedere (“cut; strike”), cognate with hit. Related to incise. Doublet of précis.

Meanings

1. (nonstandard, qualifier:European Union documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.
   • This proposal for a new basic regulation is justified because there is a need to precise the objectives of the CFP. 2011, Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the Common Fisheries Policy:

Forms

Deriveds

precising definition

Translations (8)

fr préciser (to specify) · pl precyzować (to specify) · de präzisieren (to specify) · et täpsustama (to specify) · bg уточнявам (to specify) · bg прецизирам (to specify) · es pormenorizar (to specify) · es precisar (to specify)