All 5 Uses of
precise
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
- "And you?" said Uncle Vernon viciously to Harry.
"I'll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I'm not there," said Harry dully.
"Precisely."
Chpt 1precisely = exactly
- "Who can tell me why?"
Hermione's hand narrowly missed Harry's glasses as it shot up again. "The cry of the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it," she said promptly.
"Precisely. Take another ten points," said Professor Sprout.
Chpt 6precisely = exactly
- You all know, of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago — the precise date is uncertain — by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age.
Chpt 9 *precise = exact
- "Precisely," said the headmaster.
Chpt 13precisely = exactly
- Ginny drew a deep breath and, at that precise moment, Percy Weasley appeared, looking tired and wan.
Chpt 16precise = exact
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.