exactness

ex·act  (g-zkt)

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.

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

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ex·acta·ble adj.

ex·actness n.

ex·actor, ex·acter n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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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exactness [ɪgˈzæktnɪs] n → esattezza, precisione f