Measured vs Precise - What's the difference?
measured | precise | Synonyms |
That has been determined by measurement.
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*:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
Deliberate but restrained.
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Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.
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Exact, accurate.
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(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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Measured is a synonym of precise.
As verbs the difference between measured and precise
is that measured is (measure) while precise is .As an adjective measured
is that has been determined by measurement.measured
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Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)Anagrams
*precise
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* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)Snakes and ladders, passage=Risk is everywhere.