Definitions for exact
ɪgˈzæktex·act

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. exactadjective

   marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

   "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

2. accurate, exact, preciseverb

   (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

   "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

3. demand, exactverb

   claim as due or just

   "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

4. claim, take, exactverb

   take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

   "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. exactverb

   To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.

2. exactverb

   To make desirable or necessary.

3. exactverb

   To forcibly obtain or produce.

   to exact revenge

4. exactadjective

   Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

5. exactadjective

   Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual

6. exactadjective

   Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

7. exactadjective

   Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Exactadjective

   precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts

   Etymology: [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.]

2. Exactadjective

   habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact

   Etymology: [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.]

3. Exactadjective

   precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict

   Etymology: [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.]

4. Exactadjective

   to demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one

   Etymology: [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.]

5. Exactverb

   to practice exaction

   Etymology: [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Exact

   egz-akt′, v.t. to force from: to compel full payment of: to make great demands, or to demand urgently: to extort: to inflict.—v.i. to practice extortion.—adj. precise: careful: punctual: true: certain or demonstrable.—p.adj. Exact′ing, compelling full payment of: unreasonable in making demands.—ns. Exac′tion, act of exacting or demanding strictly: an oppressive demand: that which is exacted, as excessive work or tribute; Exact′itude, exactness: correctness.—adv. Exact′ly.—ns. Exact′ment; Exact′ness, quality of being exact: accuracy; Exact′or, -er, one who exacts: an extortioner: one who claims rights, often too strictly:—fem. Exact′ress.—Exact sciences, the mathematical sciences, of which the results are demonstrable. [L. exigĕre, exactum—ex, out, agĕre, to drive.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. exact

   Complete and true.

   The news was exact and accurate so they were happy it was such joyful news.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

2. Exact

   Having every element to function effectively.

   The digital clock on the computer is exact.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 21, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exact' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4236

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exact' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3858

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exact' in Adjectives Frequency: #562

How to pronounce exact?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exact in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of exact in a Sentence

1. Vivienne Rudd:

   They'll even go so far as to get the particular products being used by these stars. The stores will try to get in the exact shades that South Korean actresses are using.

2. Van Dokkum:

   For the age we thought - 10 billion years, we saw the exact number of stars that we expected, so, it turns out our models for this particular age are correct. Now, the next step is to look at younger galaxies and see if they have indeed stronger pulsations which we would predict.

3. Marco Perez:

   And we found that 84 % of the time, the patch monitor and Apple Watch showed the user was having atrial fibrillation at the exact same time.

4. Sorel Vorster:

   The first step is to make sure the permeation of the cerebellum tissue is connected to the symptoms that the patient is experiencing because sometimes people have this exact same permeation with no symptoms at all.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   I haven't picked an exact point to bring the nomination up.

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