All 4 Uses of
precise
in
And Then There Were None
- An apparently disembodied voice spoke to us all by name, uttering certain precise accusations against us.
p. 54..9precise = clearly expressed
- Mr. Justice Wargrave, his eyes narrowed, said in his small precise clear voice: "H'm-very remarkable-what was the cause of death?"
p. 88..3precise = clear
- Be a little more precise, my dear. To what in particular are you referring?
p. 98..6 *
- Vera said: "There's no one on the island-no one at all-except us two…" Her voice was a whisper-nothing more.
Lombard said: "Precisely."
p. 238..1precisely = exactly
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.