precise
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- //pɹɪˈsaɪs//
Both exact and accurate.
adjective
- 1
Both exact and accurate.
precise definition
highly precise
precise calculation
Please give a precise measurement of the room.
- 2
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.
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.
verb
- 1
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.
Forms
- comparative
- more precise, preciser
- superlative
- most precise, precisest
- past tense
- precised
- past participle
- precised
- present participle
- precising
- third person singular
- precises