Precise
Exact and accurate in detail; free from vagueness or ambiguity.
adjectivePrecise
Exact and accurate in detail; free from vagueness or ambiguity.
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Imagine This
Imagine a jeweler inspecting a diamond with a loupe, adjusting a fine ruler until every facet is perfectly aligned and the measurement reads exactly as intended.
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Sounds Like
prɪˈsaɪs (prih-SYSS)
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Looks Like
Looks like precision and précis (a concise summary) because they share a root and similar spelling.
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Remember This
Precise comes from Latin praecisus meaning 'cut off', from prae- 'before' + caedere 'to cut'.
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Other Forms
preciselyadverb
precisionnoun
précisnoun
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Connect With
exactness, accuracy, specificity, meticulousness, clarity
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Note
Use precise to describe exact details, measurements, or language. Do not confuse with précis (a concise summary) — the two share the same root but have different uses.