Precise
adjective
Exact, accurate, and careful about details.
The watchmaker used precise tools to repair the tiny parts inside the watch.
Often appears as...
- precise measurements
- precise location
adjective
Described in a detailed or exact way.
The codes need to be entered in the precise order to access the database.
Often appears as...
- precise instructions
- precise wording
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
With precision, carefully, not random or by chance.
In archery, you have to aim with precise aim to hit the bullseye.
Often appears as...
- precise aim
- precise adjustment
adjective
Exact, accurate, and careful about details.
The watchmaker used precise tools to repair the tiny parts inside the watch.
Often appears as...
- precise measurements
- precise location
adjective
Described in a detailed or exact way.
The codes need to be entered in the precise order to access the database.
Often appears as...
- precise instructions
- precise wording
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
With precision, carefully, not random or by chance.
In archery, you have to aim with precise aim to hit the bullseye.
Often appears as...
- precise aim
- precise adjustment
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Detail Oriented
Use 'precise' when details matter a lot in complex tasks or descriptions.
The scientist gave a precise description of the cellular process.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Estimate
'Precise' contrasts with approximate figures or rough guesses.
We need the precise amount of ingredients for the recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Accuracy Matters
Emphasize 'precise' when accuracy is crucial, like in scientific work.
Take precise measurements of the temperature every hour.
Pro Tip 1/3Detail Oriented
Use 'precise' when details matter a lot in complex tasks or descriptions.
The scientist gave a precise description of the cellular process.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Estimate
'Precise' contrasts with approximate figures or rough guesses.
We need the precise amount of ingredients for the recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Accuracy Matters
Emphasize 'precise' when accuracy is crucial, like in scientific work.
Take precise measurements of the temperature every hour.
Pro Tip 1/3Detail Oriented
Use 'precise' when details matter a lot in complex tasks or descriptions.
The scientist gave a precise description of the cellular process.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Estimate
'Precise' contrasts with approximate figures or rough guesses.
We need the precise amount of ingredients for the recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Accuracy Matters
Emphasize 'precise' when accuracy is crucial, like in scientific work.
Take precise measurements of the temperature every hour.
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The deadly irony of...
were trying to create a potion for immortality. Instead, what they created was a flammable powder that burned down many of their homes. They quickly realized that this black powder, which they called fire medicine, was precisely the opposite of something that would make you live forever. In these early days,
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Filming the Kung Fu...
precise on tiny subjects obviously the plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just adjusting the focus but also every time you touch the camera tiny movement on the camera when you're on a subject that small is a
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Why Moths are Obsessed...
similarly follow the light source at a precise position and a precise angle to their bodies this is how moths would navigate for millions of years by the light of the moon what moth evolution couldn't account for was the proliferation of constant electric light in our modern world when
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The incredible history...
And as early as the first year of his reign, he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule. This magnificent army is still standing in precise battle formation
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What "Orwellian" really...
not only fails to fully convey Orwell's message, it actually risks doing precisely what he tried to warn against. Orwell was indeed opposed to all forms of tyranny, spending much of his life fighting against anti-democratic forces of both the left-wing and the right.
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What if AI learned more...
figure out how to give them the best of both worlds the precise fast reactions of computers and the general knowledge that gives us humans are super efficient learning so that's what I've been trying to do and I want to show you what I've been able to
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Why is glass transparent?...
And yet for such an important material we rarely think about glass and its impact. It is precisely because the most important and useful quality of glass is being featureless and invisible that we often forget that it's even there.
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The power of the placebo...
can be precisely compared. But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect, patients have experienced relief from a range of ailments, including heart problems, asthma,
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What happens when our...
depending on precisely which group of experts we asked. Now, it could happen much, much later, or sooner, the truth is nobody really knows. What we do know is that the ultimate limit to information processing
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What’s the difference...
He developed three brilliant laws of planetary motion while he was studying decades of precise astronomical data in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today,
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The deadly irony of...
were trying to create a potion for immortality. Instead, what they created was a flammable powder that burned down many of their homes. They quickly realized that this black powder, which they called fire medicine, was precisely the opposite of something that would make you live forever. In these early days,
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
precise on tiny subjects obviously the plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just adjusting the focus but also every time you touch the camera tiny movement on the camera when you're on a subject that small is a
Video examples
Why Moths are Obsessed...
similarly follow the light source at a precise position and a precise angle to their bodies this is how moths would navigate for millions of years by the light of the moon what moth evolution couldn't account for was the proliferation of constant electric light in our modern world when
Video examples
The incredible history...
And as early as the first year of his reign, he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule. This magnificent army is still standing in precise battle formation
Video examples
What "Orwellian" really...
not only fails to fully convey Orwell's message, it actually risks doing precisely what he tried to warn against. Orwell was indeed opposed to all forms of tyranny, spending much of his life fighting against anti-democratic forces of both the left-wing and the right.
Video examples
What if AI learned more...
figure out how to give them the best of both worlds the precise fast reactions of computers and the general knowledge that gives us humans are super efficient learning so that's what I've been trying to do and I want to show you what I've been able to
Video examples
Why is glass transparent?...
And yet for such an important material we rarely think about glass and its impact. It is precisely because the most important and useful quality of glass is being featureless and invisible that we often forget that it's even there.
Video examples
The power of the placebo...
can be precisely compared. But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect, patients have experienced relief from a range of ailments, including heart problems, asthma,
Video examples
What happens when our...
depending on precisely which group of experts we asked. Now, it could happen much, much later, or sooner, the truth is nobody really knows. What we do know is that the ultimate limit to information processing
Video examples
What’s the difference...
He developed three brilliant laws of planetary motion while he was studying decades of precise astronomical data in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today,
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Haris Pasovic
Bosniak Director
People come to the theatre in search of a real encounter with other human beings, and we must give them what they come for. Our capacity to do that is the measure of being human. And if the price is that we sometimes say something not very pleasant - well, that's precisely why people want us, in the end: because we speak the truth.
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Ralph Marston
American Writer
Let your mind see every detail of your own special version of the very best that life can be. If you could make the world exactly to your liking, consider very specifically just how that world would be. If you could spend your time doing precisely what you wish, how would the moments of your life be lived?
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Paul Rodgers
English Musician
There are so many challenges and different parts to the job of singing. When you're in the studio, you have to be really, really, precise. You've got to keep everything clean and nice because that's going to be something that's down forever. And then you go onstage, and it's much more in the moment.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love, and they do only the things that they are passionate about. They play only characters that they can't stop thinking about.
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Harry A. Blackmun
American Judge
It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority.
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Laura Lippman
American Author
I've long believed that the work-out life has lessons for the writing life. I've 'solved' a lot of books while at the gym, in part because I'm not trying to solve them at that precise moment.
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Nick Hornby
English Writer
I like writing about popular culture. It helps to place people. I think you can be really, really accurate if you know enough about it, and place people precisely.
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Joseph Wapner
American Judge
I realized that a great deal of life is exactly and precisely about being able to feel pain: my own and other people's.
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Jeffrey Zeldman
American Businessman
The web's strength lies precisely in its unique position as the world's first universal platform.
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Franklin Pierce Adams
American Writer
There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important.
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Haris Pasovic
Bosniak Director
People come to the theatre in search of a real encounter with other human beings, and we must give them what they come for. Our capacity to do that is the measure of being human. And if the price is that we sometimes say something not very pleasant - well, that's precisely why people want us, in the end: because we speak the truth.
Quote examples
Ralph Marston
American Writer
Let your mind see every detail of your own special version of the very best that life can be. If you could make the world exactly to your liking, consider very specifically just how that world would be. If you could spend your time doing precisely what you wish, how would the moments of your life be lived?
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Paul Rodgers
English Musician
There are so many challenges and different parts to the job of singing. When you're in the studio, you have to be really, really, precise. You've got to keep everything clean and nice because that's going to be something that's down forever. And then you go onstage, and it's much more in the moment.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love, and they do only the things that they are passionate about. They play only characters that they can't stop thinking about.
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Harry A. Blackmun
American Judge
It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority.
Quote examples
Laura Lippman
American Author
I've long believed that the work-out life has lessons for the writing life. I've 'solved' a lot of books while at the gym, in part because I'm not trying to solve them at that precise moment.
Quote examples
Nick Hornby
English Writer
I like writing about popular culture. It helps to place people. I think you can be really, really accurate if you know enough about it, and place people precisely.
Quote examples
Joseph Wapner
American Judge
I realized that a great deal of life is exactly and precisely about being able to feel pain: my own and other people's.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Zeldman
American Businessman
The web's strength lies precisely in its unique position as the world's first universal platform.
Quote examples
Franklin Pierce Adams
American Writer
There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important.
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