precise answer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreciseandanswer
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precise
adjective
uk/prɪˈsaɪs/us/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandanswerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This method will not always give apreciseanswer, but it is a relatively good solution.
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The difficulty of pinpointing and verifying thepreciseanswermakes question answering more challenging than the common information retrieval task done by search engines.
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Fortunately this redescription question can be given apreciseanswer.
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In this paper, we will present a morepreciseanswerto this question.
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Level 1 is thepreciseanswer(typically a name or a short phrase).
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These responses may not satisfy those who are concerned with the logic of collective action or who believe that every question must admit of apreciseanswer.
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While it seems impossible to give apreciseanswerto this question, it may at least be tested empirically whether other classifications do or do not produce power-law distributions.
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I am therefore in the happy position of being able to give you a verypreciseanswer.
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It would not be possible to provide apreciseanswerexcept at disproportionate cost.
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It is worth waiting for, though—it is all good stuff and a verypreciseanswer.
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Thepreciseansweris nowhere, and no amount of pusillanimous and pious talk of concordats will alter the realpolitik that will govern.
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Nopreciseansweris possible to this hypothetical question.
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I was not able to give him a clearer answer because this kind of question is not susceptible to apreciseanswer.
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I cannot give apreciseanswer, but the effect is likely to be very small.
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It is not possible to give apreciseanswerwithout disproportionate effort.
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I am reluctant to try to give apreciseanswerto a question as detailed as that without advice.
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I cannot give apreciseanswerat this stage.
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I cannot give apreciseanswerbecause the price varies from one part of the country to another and according to the quantity delivered.
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Apreciseanswercannot be given for average wage rates because there are thousands of basic or occupational rates covering varying but often unknown numbers.
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It is impossible to give apreciseanswerto that question.
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