exactness

ex·act (

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

ex·acta·ble adj.

ex·actness n.

ex·actor, ex·acter n.

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Noun

exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"

exactitude

accuracy, truth - the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"

minuteness - great precision; painstaking attention to details; "he examined the essay with the greatest minuteness"

precision, preciseness - the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements"

trueness - exactness of adjustment; "I marveled at the trueness of his aim"

inexactitude, inexactness - the quality of being inaccurate and having errors

Translations

exactness [ɪgˈzæktnɪs] N [of words, translation, copy] → exactitud f; [of measurement, description, instructions] → precisión f

exactness [ɪgˈzæktnəs] n (= precision) → rigueur f
exact science n → science f exacte

exactness

n → Genauigkeit f

exactness [ɪgˈzæktnɪs] n → esattezza, precisione f

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In the account of Abyssinia, and the continuation, the authors have been followed with more exactness, and as few passages appeared either insignificant or tedious, few have been either shortened or omitted.

A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context

But wherever there is a rich supply of Fog objects that are at a distance, say of three feet, are appreciably dimmer than those at a distance of two feet eleven inches; and the result is that by careful and constant experimental observation of comparative dimness and clearness, we are enabled to infer with great exactness the configuration of the object observed.

Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context

But Rogojin added no words of his own in confirmation of this view, and as before, he recounted with marvellous exactness the details of his crime.

The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

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