All 13 Uses of
precise
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- He felt beleaguered and blackmailed: Did they think he did not know what they had done for him, didn't they understand that it was for precisely that reason that he wanted to go now, before they had to suffer any more on his behalf?†
Chpt 5
- He forced himself to look directly into her eyes, noticing as he did so that they were precisely the same shade of brown as Ginny's.†
Chpt 6
- There are a couple of Death Eaters in the square outside — " "We know — " "I had to Apparate very precisely onto the top step outside the front door to be sure that they would not see me.†
Chpt 11
- Or had the sword been put into the pool after they had arrived, precisely because they were here?†
Chpt 19
- But it is, it is precisely that!†
Chpt 24
- Ten inches precisely.†
Chpt 24 *
- However, precisely how and when they were to part from the goblin without handing over Gryffindor's sword remained a question to which Harry had no answer.†
Chpt 26
- Voldemort raised the Elder Wand, holding it as delicately and precisely as a conductor's baton.†
Chpt 32
- He has her eyes, precisely her eyes.†
Chpt 33
- Precisely.†
Chpt 33
- "Precisely!" said Dumbledore.†
Chpt 35
- If he could only have understood the precise and terrible power of that sacrifice, he would not, perhaps, have dared to touch your blood….†
Chpt 35
- Precisely.†
Chpt 35
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.