precise quantity

collocation in English

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precise
adjective
uk
/prɪˈsaɪs/us
/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us
/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandquantityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theprecisequantitydepends on the complexity of the measurement and the sample volume.
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Upper and lower estimates were derived because of uncertainty surrounding theprecisequantityof resources used and their prices.
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I cannot state theprecisequantity, if any, but it certainly is very small.
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In this case, however, it is impossible to imagine any objection to a method which would compel the deliverer to indicate theprecisequantitythat was being delivered.
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I am not in a position to state theprecisequantityrequired for the recovery of the advance, but according to my information it will probably be about 20,000 standards.
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As in many other non-industrial societies, these rules do not specify precise quantities to be shared.
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In addition, specially adapted software tools are needed to determine theprecisequantityof peak areas as well as identifying the decomposition of entangled singlet, doublet, and triplet peaks.
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In non-industrial societies, sharing rules rarely specify the precise quantities to be shared.
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The precise quantities of separated plutonium exports linked to individual reactors cannot be disclosed on the grounds of commercial confidentiality.
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No records are available of the precise quantities of meat sold to domestic users on the ration or off.
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The precise quantities will depend on progress with development drilling on all four platforms, only one of which has so far been commissioned.
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The precise quantities to be delivered in 1976 will be in accordance with the contract between the corporation and the producers, which is a commercial matter for the parties.
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They do not provide the precise quantities.
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By the end of the 17th century, the land was divided into very precise quantities as determined by the landowners at their town meetings.
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The recipes were often brief and did not give precise quantities.
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The precise quantities mined in any given year are unknown, but 18th-century leases restricted output to 20 tons per annum.
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