different between precise vs nonround
precise
English
Alternative forms
- præcise (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle French précis, from Latin praecisus. Doublet of précis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???sa?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
- Hyphenation: pre?cise
Adjective
precise (comparative more precise, superlative most precise)
- exact, accurate
- Antonyms: inexact, imprecise
- (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)
- Antonyms: inconsistent, varying
- adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:meticulous
Derived terms
- precisely
- prissy
Translations
Verb
precise (third-person singular simple present precises, present participle precising, simple past and past participle precised)
- (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English or European Union documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.
Derived terms
- precising definition
Translations
Anagrams
- piecers, pierces, recipes
Italian
Adjective
precise
- feminine plural of preciso
Participle
precise f pl
- feminine plural of preciso
Verb
precise
- third-person singular past historic of precidere
Anagrams
- perisce
Portuguese
Verb
precise
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of precisar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of precisar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of precisar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of precisar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /p?e??ise/, [p?e??i.se]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /p?e?sise/, [p?e?si.se]
Verb
precise
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of precisar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of precisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of precisar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of precisar.
precise From the web:
- what precise mean
- what precisely is the charge leveled at darnay
- what precisely is the team expected to deliver
- what precisely was mccandless
- what precise language mean
- what precisely is conscience
- what precisely is the sacrifice of the mass
- what precisely is hume's definition of liberty
nonround
English
Alternative forms
- non-round
Etymology
non- +? round
Adjective
nonround (not comparable)
- (of a shape) Not round.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Having qualities the opposite of a round vowel.
- (psychology, of a number) Having a sharp or precise numeric value; having not been rounded.
- 2004, Amos Tversky, Preference, Belief, and Similarity [1], page 85:
- a round number (e.g., 100) was paired with a nonround number (e.g., 103).
- 2007 September 21, "Random Samples" in Science 317(5845), page 1657 [2]:
- The researchers hypothesize that everyday experience teaches us that round (imprecise) numbers are usually larger than nonround (sharp) numbers.
- 2004, Amos Tversky, Preference, Belief, and Similarity [1], page 85:
Synonyms
- unrounded
Derived terms
- nonroundness
Related terms
- nonhigh
- nonback
nonround From the web:
- what are non incendiary rounds
- what are non lethal rounds
- what are non round pearls called
- what is non-round
- what does non incendiary rounds mean
- are incendiary rounds illegal
- are incendiary rounds legal
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