What does exact mean?
Definitions for exact
ɪgˈzæktex·act
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Princeton's WordNet
exactadjective
marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
"an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
accurate, exact, preciseverb
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
"a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
demand, exactverb
claim as due or just
"The bank demanded payment of the loan"
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
exactverb
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
exactverb
To make desirable or necessary.
exactverb
To forcibly obtain or produce.
to exact revenge
exactadjective
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
exactadjective
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual
exactadjective
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
exactadjective
Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
EXACTadjective
Etymology: exactus, Latin.
All this, exact to rule, were brought about,
Were but in a combat in the lifts left out. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Crit.What if you and I enquire how money matters stand between us? —— With all my heart, I love exact dealing; and let Hocus audit. John Arbuthnot, John Bull.
Many gentlemen turn out of the seats of their ancestors, to make way for such new masters as have been more exact in their accounts than themselves. Spectator, №. 174.
In my doings I was exact. Ecclus. li. 19.
To Exactverb
Etymology: exigo, exactus, Latin.
Thou now exact’st the penalty,
Which is a pound of this poor merchant’s flesh. William Shakespeare.Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again; but that which is thine with thy brother, thine hand shall release. Deut. xv. 3.
Exact of servants to be faithful and diligent. Taylor.
From us his foes pronounc’d glory he exacts. John Milton.
The hand of fate is over us, and heaven
Exacts severity from all our thoughts. Joseph Addison, Cato.Years of service past,
From grateful souls exact reward at last. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.Where they design a recompence for benefits received, they are less solicitous to make it when it is exacted. George Smalridge.
Let us descend now therefore from this top
Of speculation; for the hour precise
Exacts our parting hence. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii.Duty,
And justice to my father’s soul, exact
This cruel piety. John Denham, Sophy.To Exactverb
To practise extortion.
The enemy shall not exact upon him. Ps. lxxx. 22.
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exact
"Exact" refers to something that is entirely correct, completely accurate, or precise in every detail. It involves strict adherence to rules or standards without any variance or deviation. This term can be used in various contexts, such as measurement, timing, description or accounting, among others.
Webster Dictionary
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
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
Exactadjective
precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict
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
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
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'exact' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4236
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'exact' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3858
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'exact' in Adjectives Frequency: #562
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of exact in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of exact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of exact in a Sentence
We love the show. It had great creators. It’s a phenomenal cast. We ordered it throughout five seasons, which is a great length of time for a single camera comedy. Ultimately, we felt like we did n’t have the exact right place to schedule it this year to perform best in our Sunday night lineup.
It certainly wasn't the exact same policy.
This is very much a preliminary study, we don't have exact evidence from where this is coming from -- it could be that most of these materials may be coming from house dust and the use of plastic containers and packaging or, for example, nylon fibers from our tumble dryer -- and this could potentially outweigh the environmental routes of exposure.
With the sanctions the Americans are to impose, you can't do business in Iran if you also have business in the U.S., and we have that on a large scale, i don't know the exact timing details, but I am certain that we're also going to shut down.
I can't give you an exact date, but I would hope we would be in a position to publish them very soon, certainly within the next week or so, that would be my hope.
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- مضبوط, دقيقArabic
- dəqiqAzerbaijani
- дакладныBelarusian
- точен, изисквам, верен, прецизен, акуратенBulgarian
- precís, exacteCatalan, Valencian
- genau, exaktGerman
- ακριβήςGreek
- ekzaktaEsperanto
- exigir, exactoSpanish
- täpneEstonian
- دقیقPersian
- täsmällinen, eksakti, tarkkaFinnish
- exact, précis, exigerFrench
- pongailScottish Gaelic
- ճիշտArmenian
- akuratIndonesian
- pretendere, esatto, esigereItalian
- 精密, 正確, 詳しいJapanese
- ზუსტიGeorgian
- 정확하다Korean
- exigesLatin
- tikslusLithuanian
- precīzsLatvian
- прецизен, точенMacedonian
- exact, preciesDutch
- dokładnyPolish
- obter, requerer, rigoroso, exato, exigirPortuguese
- верный, аккуратный, точныйRussian
- precizan, точан, прецизан, tačan, тачан, točanSerbo-Croatian
- presnýSlovak
- natančenSlovene
- exaktSwedish
- dakikTurkish
- точний, докладнийUkrainian
- chính xácVietnamese
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