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Cactusqh Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Hi everybody. My first question

0 Can you explain me the differences in usage of these words ? Thanks 02br
001. Precise02br
002.Exact02br
003.Genuine02br
004.Correct02br
005.Right02br
006.True 02br
007.Real02br
008.Authentic02br
009.Accurate0-
  

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02br 02br 00Correct, true, right, and accurate are less complex words than their similar meaning cousins in your list. Correct, right and true can be thought of as binary qualities, something 01i 00either02i 00 is 01i 00or02i 00 is not correct, right or true; there is no in-between. Correctness, rightness and truth are absolute.

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  • 02br 02br 00Correct, true, right, and accurate are less complex words than their similar meaning cousins in your list.
  • Correct, right and true can be thought of as binary qualities, something 01i 00either02i 00 is 01i 00or02i 00 is not correct, right or true; there is no in-between.
  • Correctness, rightness and truth are absolute.
  • Accuracy refers to how close to an ideal expression something is.
  • In this respect, accuracy can be graded.
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0 Precise and exact refer to how specific an expression is, 1.000 is more precise or exact than 1.0 (though they may be equally accurate as "answers").02br
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00Correct, true, right, and accurate are less complex words than their similar meaning cousins in your list. Correct, right and true can be thought of as binary qualities, something 01i00either02i0
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00 Also look the other words there too. 0230hrefhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/genuine
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