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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: preciseness (0.00936 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to preciseness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: preciseness
preciseness
n 1: clarity as a consequence of precision [syn:
clearcutness]
2: 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” [syn:
precision] [ant:
impreciseness,
impreciseness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Preciseness
Precise
\Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,
p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae
before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf.
Concise.]
1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined
or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;
as, precise rules of morality.
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The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
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For the hour precise
Exacts our parting hence. --Milton.
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2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
ceremonious. --Addison.
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He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
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Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See
Accurate.
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Pre*cise"ly, adv. --
Pre*cise"ness, n.
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