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
Batson already places extraordinary weight on the quick instincts of trial judges and the exactitude of trial lawyers in the compressed theater of jury selection.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
The second -- exactitude -- emphasizes models that use ever more data and ever-finer detail and resolution.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
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
Alexandra had been and was still technically married to a large placid man named James Hancock, who ran a cotton warehouse with great exactitude for six days a week and fished on the seventh.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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