All 6 Uses of
precise
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- EACH INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED BIRCH TWIG IN THE BROOMTAIL HAS BEEN HONED TO AERODYNAMIC PERFECTION, GIVING THE FIREBOLT UNSURPASSABLE BALANCE AND PINPOINT PRECISION.†
Chpt 4
- "Precisely," said Professor Lupin, and Hermione put her hand down, looking a little disappointed.†
Chpt 7
- "Precisely," said Professor McGonagall.†
Chpt 10
- At that precise moment, a strangled yell echoed down the boys' staircase.†
Chpt 12
- Potter's really putting it through its paces now, see it turn —Chang's Comet is just no match for it, the Firebolt's precision— balance is really noticeable in these long —"†
Chpt 13
- Precisely what I —†
Chpt 19 *
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.