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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 . Related terms imprecise very fine pinpoint nice dead meticulous microscopic on_the_nose finespun specific accurate distinct exact |
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[ adjective ] exact in performance or amount; strictly correct
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 |
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