preciseness

pre·cise

 (prĭ-sīs′)

adj.

1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite: The victim gave a precise description of the suspect.

2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct: a precise measurement; a precise instrument.

3. Strictly distinguished from others; very: at that precise moment.

4. Distinct and correct in sound or meaning: precise pronunciation; precise prose.

5. Conforming strictly to rule or proper form: "The setting up of this Maypole was a lamentable spectacle to the precise separatists that lived at New Plymouth" (Thomas Morton).

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[Middle English, exact, from Old French precis, condensed, precisely fixed, from Latin praecīsus, past participle of praecīdere, to shorten : prae-, pre- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·cise′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preciseness - clarity as a consequence of precision clearcutness clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity - free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
	2.	preciseness - the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" precision exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude" impreciseness, imprecision - the quality of lacking precision

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preciseness

noun

Freedom from error:

accuracy, accurateness, correctness, exactitude, exactness, precision, rightness.

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Translations

ضَبْط، دِقَّه، إحْكام

přesnost

nøjagtighedomhyggelighed

Genauigkeit

précision

nákvæmni

kesinlik

精确

preciseness

[prɪˈsaɪsnɪs] N

1. (= exactness) → precisión f, exactitud f

2. (= meticulousness) → meticulosidad f, puntualidad f

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preciseness

n → Genauigkeit f, → Exaktheit f

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precise

(priˈsais) adjective

1. exact. Give me his precise words; precise instructions; a precise translation. suiwer, akkuraat مَضْبوط точен preciso přesný genau nøjagtig; præcis ακριβήςpreciso, exacto täpne دقیق tarkka précisמדויק यथातथ्य točan, precizan pontos tepat nákvæmur preciso 正確な 정확한 tikslus precīzs tepat nauwkeurignøyaktig, presisdokładny دقيق preciso exact точный presný točen precizan precis, exakt แม่นยำ tam 精確的 чіткий, ясний جنچا تلا، ٹھيک ٹھيک chính xác 精确的

2. careful to be accurate and exact in manner, speech etc. He is always very precise. noulettend, suiwer دَقيق، مُحْكَم، حذِر точен meticuloso precizní genau omhyggelig τυπικός, α κριβολόγος preciso korrektne دقیق huolellinen précis דַייקָן परिशुद्ध pedantan precíz cermat akkúrat, nákvæmur preciso きちょう面な 명확한 kruopštus, skrupulingas precīzs; akurāts teliti preciespertentlig, nøyeprecyzyjny دقيق meticuloso expli­cit аккуратный precízny natančen precizan korrekt พิถีพิถัน titiz 小心謹慎的，周密的 пунктуальний; акуратний باقاعدہ tỉ mỉ 小心谨慎的，周密的

preˈciseness noun

noulettendheid ضَبْط، دِقَّه، إحْكام точност precisão přesnost die Genauigkeit nøjagtighed; omhyggelighed ακρίβειαprecisión täpsus دقت huolellisuus précision דַיקָנוּת परिशुद्धता točnost, preciznost pontosság ketepatan nákvæmni precisione 正確さ 정확함 tikslumas precizitāte ketelitian precisienøyaktighetdokładność دقت،پام precisão precizie точность; аккуратность presnosť natančnost preciznost exakthet ความแม่นยำ kesinlik 精確 пунктуальність باقاعدگي tính đúng đắn 精确

preˈcisely adverb

1. exactly. at midday precisely; Precisely what do you mean?; He spoke very precisely. noukeurig بالضَّبْط точно precisamente přesně genau nøjagtigt; helt nøjagtigt ακριβώςprecisamente täpselt دقیقاً tarkalleen précisémentבדיוק बिल्कुल ठीक, यथातथ्य रूप में, नियत रूप से jasno, određeno pontosan tepat nákvæmlega precisamente 正確に 정확하게 tiksliai precīzi; tieši sebenarnya preciesnøyaktig, presistdokładnie, ściśle دقيقاً ٍ precisamente exact; explicit точно; определенно presne točno precizno exakt, korrekt อย่างแม่นยำ tam, tam olarak 精確地 точно صحيح معنوں ميں chính xác 精确地

2. used to express complete agreement. `So you think we should wait until tomorrow?' `Precisely.' presies, ja تماما، بالضَّبْط определено precisamente správně genau helt nøjagtigt; netop ακριβώςprecisamente, exactamente just nimelt دقیقاً aivan précisémentבדיוק यथार्थत: precizno pontosan (így van) persis einmitt precisamente, そのとおり 바로 그래 būtent taip tieši tā Betul tu! preciesja, nettoppwłaśnie دقيقاً precisamente exact совершенно верно správne točno tako je just det, precis แน่นอน Haklısınız; Doğru; Evet öyle 正是這樣，確實如此 саме так; цілком правильно يقيناً hoàn toàn đúng 正是这样，确实如此

preˈcision (-ˈsiʒən) noun

exactness; accuracy. He spoke with great precision; (also adjective) precision tools (=tools used for obtaining very accurate results). presisie دِقَّه، ضَبْط точност precisão přesnost; jemný die Genauigkeit; Präzisions-... præcision; nøjagtighed ακρίβειαprecisión täpsus دقت tarkkuus précisionדיוק परिशुद्धता, यथार्थता preciznost, točnost pontosság ketepatan nákvæmni precisione; di precisione 精密 정밀, 정확 tikslumas, preciziškumas; precizinis precizitāte; akurātums ketepatan precisienøyaktighet, presisjonścisłość دقت، پام precisão (de) precizie; claritate точность; аккуратность presnosť; jemný natančnost preciznost precision, noggrannhet ความแม่นยำ doğruluk, tamlık, hassaslık 精確(性)，精密度 точність; чіткість صحت، درستگي، باقاعدگي sự đúng đắn 精确（性），精密度

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