1. Sharply exact or accurate or delimited
   "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" 
2. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
   "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
   - accurate, exact

Derived forms: precisest, preciser

See also: accurate, correct, dead, distinct, exact, fine, finespun, hairsplitting, meticulous, microscopic, nice, on the button, on the nose, precisely, preciseness, punctilious, right, skilful [Brit, Cdn], skillful [N. Amer], specific, very

Antonym: imprecise

Encyclopedia: Precise

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