preciseness

Noun
Synonyms: clearcutnessprecision

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. clarity as a consequence of precisionSynonyms: 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”Synonyms: precision
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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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