All 3 Uses of
precise
in
Wuthering Heights
- The service lasted precisely three hours; and yet my brother had the face to exclaim, when he saw us descending, "What, done already?"†
Chpt 3 *
- They lifted their eyes together, to encounter Mr. Heathcliff: perhaps you have never remarked that their eyes are precisely similar, and they are those of Catherine Earnshaw.†
Chpt 33
- My old enemies have not beaten me; now would be the precise time to revenge myself on their representatives: I could do it; and none could hinder me.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(precise as in: about noon; 12:03 to be precise) exact (accurate)editor's notes: In the fields of science, engineering, and statistics, precise and accurate are not properly used as synonyms the way they are in general usage.
If you throw darts at a dartboard and keep missing the bullseye, but hit in the same place on the dartboard each time, you would be described as precise, but not accurate.
If you seldom hit the bullseye, but tended to get close each time, you would be described as accurate, but not precise.
Finally, if you hit the bullseye each time, you would be considered both accurate and precise.