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exactness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being exact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being exact

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he demanded exactness in all details
  • a man of great exactitude

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exactitude

Antonyms: inexactness

Broader terms: accuracy, truth

Narrower terms: minuteness, preciseness, precision, trueness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English exact Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English exactness From exact + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 精確 /精确 (jīngquè) — the state of being exact
  • Chinese Mandarin: 準確度 /准确度 (zhǔnquèdù) — the state of being exact
  • Finnish: tarkkuus — the state of being exact
  • Finnish: täsmällisyys — the state of being exact
  • French: exactitude — the state of being exact
  • Galician: exactitude — the state of being exact
  • German: Genauigkeit — the state of being exact
  • German: Exaktheit — the state of being exact
  • Ancient Greek: ἀκρίβεια (akríbeia) — the state of being exact
  • Irish: cruinneas — the state of being exact
  • Japanese: 正確さ (seikaku-sa) — the state of being exact
  • Japanese: 正確性 (seikakusei) — the state of being exact
  • Portuguese: exatidão — the state of being exact
  • Russian: то́чность (tóčnostʹ) — the state of being exact
  • Spanish: exactitud — the state of being exact
  • Spanish: acribia — the state of being exact