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precise

/pɹɪˈsaɪs/ · verb

Meaning

  1. (NNES or European Union documents) To make or render precise; to specify.
  2. Exact, accurate
  3. (of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)
  4. Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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