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precise.

Both exact and accurate.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
  1. Both exact and accurate.

    broadly
    precise definition
    highly precise
  2. Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).

  3. Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- (“before, in front”) + caedere (“cut; strike”), cognate with hit. Related to incise. Doublet of précis.

verb/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
  1. To make or render precise; to specify.

    nonstandard · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, perfect passive participle of praecīdere, from prae- (“before, in front”) + caedere (“cut; strike”), cognate with hit. Related to incise. Doublet of précis.

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