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–adjective
1.strictly accurate or correct: an exact likeness; an exact description.
2.precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact sum; the exact date.
3.admitting of no deviation, as laws or discipline; strict or rigorous.
4.capable of the greatest precision: exact instruments.
5.characterized by or using strict accuracy: an exact thinker.
6.Mathematics. (of a differential equation) noting that the collection of all terms, equated to zero, is an exact differential.
–verb (used with object)
7.to call for, demand, or require: to exact respect from one's children.
8.to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of: to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME exacten (v.) < L exāctus (ptp. of exigere drive out, thrust out), equiv. to ex- ex-1 + ag(ere) to drive + -tus ptp. suffix]

ex·act·a·ble, adjective
ex·act·er, ex·ac·tor, noun
ex·act·ness, noun

3. rigid, severe, unbending. 5. methodical, careful, punctilious, demanding, scrupulous. 8. wring. See extract.
1, 2. imprecise.
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ex·act    Audio Help   (ĭg-zākt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality: an exact account; an exact replica; your exact words.
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate: an exact figure; an exact science.
  3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules: an exact speaker.

tr.v.   ex·act·ed, ex·act·ing, ex·acts
  1. To force the payment or yielding of; extort: exact tribute from a conquered people.
  2. To demand and obtain by or as if by force or authority: a harsh leader who exacts obedience. See Synonyms at demand.


[Latin exāctus, past participle of exigere, to weigh out, demand : ex-, ex- + agere, to weigh; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

ex·act'a·ble adj., ex·act'ness n., ex·ac'tor, ex·act'er n.
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exact  (adj.)
"precise, rigorous, accurate," 1533, from L. exactus, pp. of exigere, lit. "to drive or force out," also "demand, finish, measure," from ex- "out" + agere "drive, lead, act" (see act). The verb (1380, implied in exaction) is older in Eng. and represents the literal sense of the Latin. Exacting "too demanding" is from 1583. Elliptical use of exactly for "quite right" not recorded before 1869. Exacta as a type of horse-racing bet is first attested 1964, said to have originated in N.Y.

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exact

adjective
1. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" [ant: inexact
2. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" [syn: accurate

verb
1. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" [syn: demand
2. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: claim

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exact1 [igˈzӕkt] adjective
absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise
Example: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.
Arabic: مَضْبوط، صَحيح
Chinese (Simplified): 精确的
Chinese (Traditional): 精確的
Czech: přesný
Danish: nøjagtig; præcis
Dutch: precies
Estonian: täpne
Finnish: tarkka, täsmälleen oikea
French: exact
German: genau
Greek: ακριβής, ορθός
Hungarian: pontos
Icelandic: nákvæmur
Indonesian: tepat
Italian: esatto
Japanese: 正確な
Korean: 정확한
Latvian: precīzs
Lithuanian: tikslus
Norwegian: nøyaktig, presis
Polish: dokładny
Portuguese (Brazil): exato
Portuguese (Portugal): exacto
Romanian: exact
Russian: точный
Slovak: presný
Slovenian: točen
Spanish: exacto
Swedish: exakt
Turkish: tam
exact2 [igˈzӕkt] adjective
(of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details
Example: Accountants have to be very exact.
Arabic: دَقيق
Chinese (Simplified): 严谨的
Chinese (Traditional): 嚴謹的
Czech: přesný, zevrubný
Danish: nøjagtig
Dutch: nauwkeurig
Estonian: täpne
Finnish: tarkka
French: rigoureux
German: gewissenhaft, genau
Greek: λεπτολόγος
Hungarian: precíz
Icelandic: nákvæmur
Indonesian: teliti
Italian: preciso, rigoroso
Japanese: 精密な
Korean: 꼼꼼한
Latvian: precīzs; akurāts
Lithuanian: tikslus, kruopštus
Norwegian: nøyaktig
Polish: dokładny
Portuguese (Brazil): rigoroso
Portuguese (Portugal): exacto, *preciso
Romanian: riguros
Russian: точный; аккуратный
Slovak: presný
Slovenian: natančen
Spanish: preciso, riguroso
Swedish: exakt, noggrann
Turkish: hassas, yanılmaz
exact [igˈzӕkt] verb
to force the payment of or giving of
Example: We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets.
Arabic: يَفْرِض الدَّفْع، يَفْرِض غَرامَه
Chinese (Simplified): 强制
Chinese (Traditional): 強制
Czech: vymáhat
Danish: afkræve; forlange
Dutch: eisen
Estonian: (sisse) nõudma
Finnish: vaatia
French: imposer
German: fordern
Greek: επιβάλλω, απαιτώ
Hungarian: követel
Icelandic: (inn)heimta, krefjast
Indonesian: memaksakan
Italian: esigere
Japanese: 取り立てる
Korean: 엄하게 거두어들이다
Latvian: pieprasīt
Lithuanian: (iš)reikalauti
Norwegian: (av)kreve, inndrive
Polish: egzekwować
Portuguese (Brazil): exigir
Portuguese (Portugal): exigir
Romanian: a cere
Russian: взыскивать
Slovak: vymáhať
Slovenian: terjati
Spanish: exigir
Swedish: utkräva, indriva
Turkish: talep etmek, istemek
See also: exacting, exactly

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Exact

Ac"cu*rate\, a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure.]

1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.

2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [Obs.]

Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. --Bacon.

Syn: Correct; exact; just; nice; particular.

Usage: Accurate, Correct, Exact, Precise. We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness. We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions.
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Es"say\, n.; pl. Essays. [F. essai, fr. L. exagium a weighing, weight, balance; ex out + agere to drive, do; cf. examen, exagmen, a means of weighing, a weighing, the tongue of a balance, exigere to drive out, examine, weigh, Gr. 'exa`gion a weight, 'exagia`zein to examine, 'exa`gein to drive out, export. See Agent, and cf. Exact, Examine, Assay.]

1. An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend. "The essay at organization." --M. Arnold.

2. (Lit.) A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.

3. An assay. See Assay, n. [Obs.]

Syn: Attempt; trial; endeavor; effort; tract; treatise; dissertation; disquisition.
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Ex*act"\, a. [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.]

1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts.

I took a great pains to make out the exact truth. --Jowett (Thucyd. )

2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. "I see thou art exact of taste." --Milton.

3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of reason. --Shak.
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Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exacting.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See Exact, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one.

He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. --Luke. iii. 13.

Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward at last --Dryden.

My designs Exact me in another place. --Massinger.
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Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exacting.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See Exact, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one.

He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. --Luke. iii. 13.

Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward at last --Dryden.

My designs Exact me in another place. --Massinger.
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Ex*act"\, v. i. To practice exaction. [R.]

The anemy shall not exact upon him. --Ps. lxxxix. 22.
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Ex*a"men\, n. [L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. examen. See Exact, a.] Examination; inquiry. [R.] "A critical examen of the two pieces." --Cowper.
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Ex`i*gent\, a. [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See Exact.] Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "At this exigent moment." --Burke.
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