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ex·act    Audio Help   (ĭg-zākt')  Pronunciation Key  adj.   Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality: an exact account; an exact replica; your exact words. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate: an exact figure; an exact science. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules: an exact speaker. tr.v.   ex·act·ed, ex·act·ing, ex·acts To force the payment or yielding of; extort: exact tribute from a conquered people. 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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