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preciseness n. 正确,严谨,古板 正确,严谨,古板 preciseness n 1: clarity as a consequence of precision [synonym: {preciseness}, {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" [synonym: {preciseness}, {precision}] [ant: {impreciseness}, {imprecision}] 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. [1913 Webster] The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. --Addison. [1913 Webster] He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}. [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cise"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
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