precise distinction

collocation in English

meaningsofpreciseanddistinction

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precise
adjective
uk
/prɪˈsaɪs/us
/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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distinction
noun
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a difference between two ...
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(Definition ofpreciseanddistinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprecise distinction

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If we observe parts that are sufficiently smaller, aprecisedistinctionbetween its thermal and mechanical energy loses its meaning.
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It has not, therefore, been the practice for aprecisedistinctionto be made.
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I am not quite clear as to what is theprecisedistinctionbetween the natural and artificial consumption of a glass of beer.
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What is theprecisedistinctionbetween the two?
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It is not possible to draw aprecisedistinctionbetween candidates rejected for lack of accommodation and those rejected on other grounds.
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While the information available does not permit aprecisedistinctionto be made between official and unofficial stoppages, practically all of the man-days lost arose from unofficial stoppages.
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I could not say what is theprecisedistinction, but in one case they are doing the work and in the other they are advising on the work.
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Theprecisedistinctionbetween functions that are covered and those that are not is unclear, and is clarified in only piecemeal fashion by decisions of the courts.
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What is theprecisedistinction?
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While the information available does not permit aprecisedistinctionto be made between official and unofficial trade disputes, practically all of the man-days lost arise from unofficial stoppages.
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Theprecisedistinctionbetween measurement error and mistakes is not settled and varies by country.
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Aprecisedistinctionbetween new and used assets becomes more difficult to draw.
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There is no rigorous andprecisedistinctionbetween practices like imitation, stylistic plagiarism, copy, replica and forgery.
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Colloquially among workers in various industries (such as machining and carpentry), tungsten carbide is often simply called "carbide" (withoutprecisedistinctionfrom other carbides) despite the inaccuracy of the usage.
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Agha does not pause to ask, however, whether precise distinctions between the "legislative" and the "executive" functions are not in fact modern distinctions.
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All of the above are just rough descriptions; the precise distinctions vary from language to language, and are often quite complex.
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The combination of multiple inputs results in the cerebellum being able to make more precise distinctions between input patterns than a single mossy fiber would allow.
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