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[ adjective ] sharply exact or accurate or delimited

Examples

"a precise mind" "specified a precise amount" "arrived at the precise moment"

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

They arise in situations in which one believes that what happens depends not_only on the external world , but also on the precise pattern of behavior of the individual or group .

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

The precise mechanism for organification of iodine in the thyroid is not as_yet completely understood .

Here we shall restrict discussion to those methods that appear sufficiently sensitive and precise for determining the concentration of TSH in blood .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The Istiqlal found that the spontaneous solidarity of the independence struggle was not easily transposed to the more concrete , precise problems of internal politics .

(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)

The underlying assumption , of_course , is that only sight and touch enable us , in any precise and fully dependable way , to locate objects in space beyond us , the other senses being decidedly inferior , if_not totally inadequate , in this regard .

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[ adjective ] (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

Synonyms

exact accurate

Examples

"a precise image" "a precise measurement"

Related terms

correct

3
[ adjective ] exact in performance or amount; strictly correct

Synonyms

exact accurate

Examples

"a precise instrument" "a precise measurement"

Used in print

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

High sensitivity in radio_telescopes is achieved by reducing the bandwidth of the receiver ; therefore , only with precise foreknowledge of the line frequencies is an astronomical search for the radio_spectra of these molecules feasible .

Related terms

correct

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