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Precise vs Dependable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between precise and dependable

is that precise is exact, accurate while dependable is able, or easily able to be depended on.

As a noun dependable is

a reliable person or thing.

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.
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    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * inexact, imprecise * (consistent) inconsistent, varying

    Derived terms

    * prissy

    Anagrams

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    dependable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able, or easily able to be depended on.
    • He was a very dependable person.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reliable person or thing.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 7, author=Jeff Z. Klein, title=At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby. }}