exact
adjective
strictly accurate or correct.
exactness
-
a word derived from
exact.
Example Sentences
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"It's very hard to claim statistical exactness, but we concluded people in the study were able to transfer skills from virtual reality to the real world much more easily when they had this stimulation."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
He said her use of coloured pencils was "such an original way of rendering the plants" and gave her work an impressive level of "precision and exactness".
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
“I don’t think exactness is the standard but robustness is,” said Representative Dan Bishop, Republican of North Carolina and a member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2023
There is an exactness in the book and its recipes that may surprise readers expecting a loose, “let the good times roll” approach to New Orleans drinks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
The exactness of the number startled me, as he hadn’t checked the ledger in the storeroom.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
