All 4 Uses of
precise
in
The Hobbit
- 45 to be precise.†
Chpt 2 *
- "Don't be precise," said Dwalin, "and don't worry!†
Chpt 2
- But I have an interest in this matter-one fourteenth share, to be precise, according to a letter, which fortunately I believe I have kept.†
Chpt 16
- These were, in fact, precisely their plans (for the raven-messengers had been busy between Thorin and Dain); but for the moment the way was barred, so after angry words the dwarf-messengers retired muttering in their beards.†
Chpt 17
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.