exactitude

[ ig-zak-ti-tood, -tyood ]

noun

1. the quality of being exact; exactness; preciseness; accuracy.

exactitude

/ ɪɡˈzæktɪˌtjuːd /

noun

1. the quality of being exact; precision; accuracy

Word History and Origins

Origin of exactitude¹

From French, dating back to 1725–35; exact, -i-, -tude

Example Sentences

Carlsen is known for his determined exactitude — he grinds down opponents meticulously, doggedly pursuing small edges to eventual victories.

From FiveThirtyEight

Now an adviser rather than a day-to-day presence, Olivera is an alumnus of Del Mar, the chic Spanish restaurant from Fabio Trabocchi, a chef known for his exactitude in and out of the kitchen.

From Washington Post

I don’t recall seeing Cashion in the open kitchen on many visits to Adams Morgan, a reality explained by a daytime schedule that found her preparing for the night and a right-hand man, chef Jorge Rubio, who knew her taste and exactitudes.

From Washington Post

But he shares with Foster Wallace a gift for exactitude, erudition, and moral concern.

From The Daily Beast

The idea of a competition in which exactitude and standards are paramount being decided by a Yiddish word is a little ferkakte.

From The Daily Beast

The clinical aspects of epilepsy are especially difficult to investigate with exactitude.

From Project Gutenberg

To ascertain the exciting causes of epileptic seizures with exactitude is usually a matter of very great difficulty.

From Project Gutenberg

Whatever we are to expect at the hands of children, it should not be any peddling exactitude about matters of fact.

From Project Gutenberg

His words are well chosen; they are fit in with cultivated exactitude and polished precision.

From Project Gutenberg

Engraving music is one of the most laborious, by the care, the minute exactitude, and the intelligence it demands.

From Project Gutenberg