Definitions for exactness
ex·act·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exactness, exactitudenoun

   the quality of being exact

   "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exactnessnoun

   The state of being exact

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exactnessnoun

   Etymology: from exact.

   1. Accuracy; nicety; strict conformity to rule or symmetry.

   The experiments were all made with the utmost exactness and circumspection. John Woodward, on Fossils.

   In wit, as nature, what affects our hearts
   Is not th’ exactness of peculiar parts;
   ’Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call,
   But the joint force and full result of all. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Crit.

   The balance must be held by a third hand, who is to deal power with the utmost exactness into the several scales. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Regularity of conduct; strictness of manners; care not to deviate.

   I preferred not the outward peace of my kingdoms with men, before that inward exactness of conscience before God. Charles I .

   They think that their exactness in one duty will attone for their neglect of another. John Rogers.

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1. exactness

   Exactness, in a general context, refers to the quality, state or condition of being extremely accurate, precise, meticulous, or strictly conforming to a standard or requirement. In mathematics, science or computing domains, the term might have specific, more complex definitions related to a method, process, or algorithm that leads to an outcome or result without any form of approximation or error.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exactnessnoun

   the condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of jurgement or deportment

2. Exactnessnoun

   careful observance of method and conformity to truth; as, exactness in accounts or business

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1. exsecants

How to pronounce exactness?

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How to say exactness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exactness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exactness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of exactness in a Sentence

1. Aristotle:

   It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exactness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exactness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exactness
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exactness