All 4 Uses of
precise
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- "Mister, sir, Mister—a humble M.R.C.S." "And a man of precise mind, evidently."†
Chpt 1
- To the man of precisely scientific mind the work of Monsieur Bertillon must always appeal strongly.†
Chpt 1
- I said, sir, to the precisely scientific mind.†
Chpt 1
- Precisely.†
Chpt 4 *
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.