All 15 Uses of
precise
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- It was precisely this sort of behavior that made him dislike Fudge's visits so much.†
Chpt 1
- The minute hand on the alarm clock reached the number twelve and, at that precise moment, the street-lamp outside the window went out.†
Chpt 3
- He made Mrs. Weasley a bow and followed Tonks, vanishing at precisely the same spot.†
Chpt 5
- What he meant, I am sure, is that he had been under an enchantment that had now lifted, though I daresay he did not dare use those precise words for fear of being thought insane.†
Chpt 10
- "Precisely," said the Fat Lady in a feeble voice, and swung forward to reveal the portrait hole.†
Chpt 17
- 'Precisely!' beamed Slughorn.†
Chpt 18 *
- Malfoy spun round on the spot, his hand flying to his wand, but at thai precise moment the four Heads of House shouted, 'Quiet!' and silence fell again.†
Chpt 18
- Harry asked, after a particularly long interrogation from Lavender that took in everything from precisely what Ron had said about her new drew robes to whether or not Harry thought that Ron considered his relationship with Lavender to be "serious."†
Chpt 19
- Harry lay there, staring up at the patch of light on the ceiling, his recently mended skull not hurting, precisely, but feeling slightly tender underneath all the bandaging.†
Chpt 19
- He had rarely felt more in sympathy with the society Hermione had set up, S.P.E.W. "Precisely," said Dumbledore.†
Chpt 20
- "My thoughts precisely," said Dumbledore.†
Chpt 23
- The news had traveled very fast: Apparently Moaning Myrtle had taken it upon herself to pop up in every bathroom in the castle to tell the story; Malfoy had already been visited in the hospital wing by Pansy Parkinson, who had lost no time in vilifying Harry far and wide, and Snape had told the staff precisely what had happened.†
Chpt 24
- What is it that you suspect them of doing, precisely?†
Chpt 25
- "Not here, precisely," said Dumbledore.†
Chpt 26
- …it seemed impossible that nobody could hear him standing there, imprisoned by Dumbledore's spell —if he could only move, he could aim a curse from under the Cloak — 'Draco, do it, or stand aside so one of us —' screeched the woman, but at that precise moment the door to the ramparts burst open once more and there stood Snape, his wand clutched in his hand as his black eyes swept the scene, from Dumbledore slumped against the wall, to the four Death Eaters, including the enraged…†
Chpt 27
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.