exactitude
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of exactitude
From French, dating back to 1725–35; see origin at exact, -i-, -tude
Example Sentences
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Knowing with such calibrated exactitude what Harry Potter etc. would be worth to Netflix until the end of time is quite a feat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The second -- exactitude -- emphasizes models that use ever more data and ever-finer detail and resolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
The hyperfocus required of driving a high-performance car has some similarities to making movies with the level of exactitude demanded by Mann.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Here, you have guys who are recounting, with startling levels of exactitude, dialogue—“And actually, I said this and he said that”—with real specificity.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2023
With first-time-mother exactitude Minou tells me everything, down to how her little girl feeds, sleeps, plays, poops.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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