English Dictionary

precise

/pɹɪˈsaɪs/

adj

exact, accurate / (sciences, of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)

He gave a precise answer to the question.

意味（1）

exact, accurate

A memory is precise when the occurrences that would verify it are narrowly circumscribed: for instance, I met Jones is precise as compared to I met a man. A memory is accurate when it is both precise and true, i.e. in the above instance, if it was Jones I met.

意味（2）

(sciences, of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)

Risk is everywhere.[…]For each [kind] there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.

意味（3）

adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious