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specific vs precise

precise vs specific

specific is a noun but precise is not a noun.

specific and precise both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
specific Yes Yes No No
precise No Yes No No
specific (noun) precise (noun)
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
specific (adjective) precise (adjective)
(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique sharply exact or accurate or delimited
being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
stated explicitly or in detail
Difference between specific and precise

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