All 3 Uses of
precise
in
Gone with the Wind
- It was for this precise reason that Stuart and Brent were idling on the porch of Tara this April afternoon.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- All the worthy Hindu matrons would talk about her for not behaving as a well-bred lady should—precisely as those worthy matrons in the corner would talk about you, should you appear tonight in a red dress and lead a reel.†
Chpt 2.9
- It's a poor person and a poor nation that sits down and cries because life isn't precisely what they expected it to be.†
Chpt 4.38
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.