exactitude

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

/ ɪgˈzæk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

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noun

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

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Origin of exactitude

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

Words nearby exactitude

exact, exacta, exact differential, exacting, exaction, exactitude, exactly, exact science, exacum, exaggerate, exaggerated

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How to use exactitude in a sentence

Carlsen is known for his determined exactitude — he grinds down opponents meticulously, doggedly pursuing small edges to eventual victories.
Magnus Carlsen Is Back To Defend His Chess Title|Oliver Roeder|November 22, 2021|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.
El Secreto de Rosita seasons its pan-Latin menu with charms galore|Tom Sietsema|October 8, 2021|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.
We lost Johnny’s Half Shell to the pandemic. After 20 years, it deserves a farewell toast.|Tom Sietsema|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
But he shares with Foster Wallace a gift for exactitude, erudition, and moral concern.
Charles D’Ambrosio’s X-Ray Vision Is On Full Display In His New Essay Collection.|Steve Almond|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The idea of a competition in which exactitude and standards are paramount being decided by a Yiddish word is a little ferkakte.
Mazel Tov, Arvind! But Are You Sure It’s Not Kneydl?|Daniel Gross|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The clinical aspects of epilepsy are especially difficult to investigate with exactitude.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
To ascertain the exciting causes of epileptic seizures with exactitude is usually a matter of very great difficulty.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
Whatever we are to expect at the hands of children, it should not be any peddling exactitude about matters of fact.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
His words are well chosen; they are fit in with cultivated exactitude and polished precision.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
Engraving music is one of the most laborious, by the care, the minute exactitude, and the intelligence it demands.
Honorine|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for exactitude

exactitude

/ (ɪɡˈzæktɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

the quality of being exact; precision; accuracy

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