All 7 Uses of
precise
in
Angels & Demons
- His accent was rigid and precise, like his stern features.†
Chpt 7
- That's precisely what my father said.†
Chpt 21-22
- Authenticity is precisely what you lack.†
Chpt 35-36
- The poem is precise.†
Chpt 55-56 *
- Despite the precision of his inflection, Rocher's eyes were cloudy like those of some nocturnal mammal.†
Chpt 59-60
- All of them, though dressed in civilian clothes, seemed to move with military precision.†
Chpt 69-70
- Precision can be suffocating.†
Chpt 95-96
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.