'Preciseness' definitions:
Definition of 'preciseness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Clarity as a consequence of precision [syn: preciseness, clearcutness]
noun
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" [syn: preciseness, precision] [ant: impreciseness, imprecision]
Definition of 'Preciseness'
From: 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]