preciseness

preciseness
    n 1: clarity as a consequence of precision [syn: {preciseness},
         {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" [syn:
       {preciseness}, {precision}] [ant: {impreciseness},
       {imprecision}]
    

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.
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            The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.
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            For the hour precise
            Exacts our parting hence.             --Milton.
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   2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or
      exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;
      ceremonious. --Addison.
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            He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.
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   Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;
        punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. --
        {Pre*cise"ness}, n.
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