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perspicuous | precise |

As an adjective perspicuous

is clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.

As a verb precise is

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perspicuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
  • * 1776 , , Book I, Chapter 4,
    • I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous;
  • (logic) Of a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus: where the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
  • (rare) Transparent; translucent.

    • Antonyms

    * imperspicuous

    Derived terms

    * perspicuously * perspicuousness

    Related terms

    * perspicuity * perspicacious * perspicaciously * perspicacity * perspective

    References

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    precise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=76, magazine=(The Economist)
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    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * inexact, imprecise * (consistent) inconsistent, varying

    Derived terms

    * prissy

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