exactness
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.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English exacten (v.) < Latin exāctus (past participle of exigere drive out, thrust out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ag(ere) to drive + -tus past participle suffix
1400–50; late Middle English exacten (v.) < Latin exāctus (past participle of exigere drive out, thrust out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ag(ere) to drive + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
ex·act·a·ble, adjective
ex·act·er, ex·ac·tor, noun
ex·act·ness, noun
non·ex·act·a·ble, adjective
pre·ex·act, adjective, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
3. rigid, severe, unbending. 5. methodical, careful, punctilious, demanding, scrupulous. 8. wring. See extract.
3. rigid, severe, unbending. 5. methodical, careful, punctilious, demanding, scrupulous. 8. wring. See extract.
Antonyms
1, 2. imprecise.
1, 2. imprecise.
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exact (ɪɡˈzækt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | correct in every detail; strictly accurate: an exact copy |
| 2. | precise, as opposed to approximate; neither more nor less: the exact sum |
| 3. | (prenominal) specific; particular: this exact spot |
| 4. | operating with very great precision: exact instruments |
| 5. | allowing no deviation from a standard; rigorous; strict: an exact mind |
| 6. | based mainly on measurement and the formulation of laws, as opposed to description and classification: physics is an exact science |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to force or compel (payment or performance); extort: to exact tribute |
| 8. | to demand as a right; insist upon: to exact respect from one's employees |
| 9. | to call for or require: this work exacts careful effort |
| [C16: from Latin exactus driven out, from exigere to drive forth, from agere to drive] | |
| ex'actable | |
| —adj | |
| ex'actness | |
| —n | |
| ex'actor | |
| —n | |
| ex'acter | |
| —n | |
| exact (ɪɡˈzækt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | correct in every detail; strictly accurate: an exact copy |
| 2. | precise, as opposed to approximate; neither more nor less: the exact sum |
| 3. | (prenominal) specific; particular: this exact spot |
| 4. | operating with very great precision: exact instruments |
| 5. | allowing no deviation from a standard; rigorous; strict: an exact mind |
| 6. | based mainly on measurement and the formulation of laws, as opposed to description and classification: physics is an exact science |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to force or compel (payment or performance); extort: to exact tribute |
| 8. | to demand as a right; insist upon: to exact respect from one's employees |
| 9. | to call for or require: this work exacts careful effort |
| [C16: from Latin exactus driven out, from exigere to drive forth, from agere to drive] | |
| ex'actable | |
| —adj | |
| ex'actness | |
| —n | |
| ex'actor | |
| —n | |
| ex'acter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
exact
"precise, rigorous, accurate," 1530s, 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 (late 14c., implied in exaction) is older in English and represents the literal
sense of the Latin. Related: Exacted.
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