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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Ms. Margolles witnessed these outcomes first-hand in her earlier career as a forensic technician in Mexico City’s morgue, an experience that infuses her work with elements of scientific exactitude as well as ritualistic imagery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
That theory, in turn, has been elaborated with models and modern computing by exactitude culture.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
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
It’s the same for Davis: For all her concern with specificity and exactitude, her stories are usually set in moments where imprecision and confusion rule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 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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