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noun
The condition of being precise; precision
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
pedantic behaviour
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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noun
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: precision
Antonyms: impreciseness
Broader terms: exactness, exactitude
noun
clarity as a consequence of precision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: clearcutness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
History
Etymology tree English precise Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English preciseness From precise + -ness.
