What does exact mean?
Definitions for exact
ɪgˈzæktex·act
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Princeton's WordNet
exact(adj)
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, precise(verb)
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
"a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
demand, exact(verb)
claim as due or just
"The bank demanded payment of the loan"
claim, take, exact(verb)
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
exact(Verb)
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
exact(Verb)
To make desirable or necessary.
exact(Verb)
To forcibly obtain or produce.
to exact revenge
exact(Adjective)
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
exact(Adjective)
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual
exact(Adjective)
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
exact(Adjective)
Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
Webster Dictionary
Exact(adj)
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
Exact(adj)
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
Exact(adj)
precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict
Exact(adj)
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
Exact(verb)
to practice exaction
Origin: [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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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
Politics is no exact science.
We will never know exact numbers.
Actually the exact opposite happened.
It's premature to say the exact numbers.
No one knows the exact reason behind this.
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- مضبوط, دقيقArabic
- dəqiqAzerbaijani
- дакладныBelarusian
- акуратен, изисквам, точен, верен, прецизенBulgarian
- exacte, precísCatalan, Valencian
- genau, exaktGerman
- ακριβήςGreek
- ekzaktaEsperanto
- exacto, exigirSpanish
- täpneEstonian
- دقیقPersian
- tarkka, eksakti, täsmällinenFinnish
- précis, exact, exigerFrench
- pongailScottish Gaelic
- ճիշտArmenian
- akuratIndonesian
- esatto, esigere, pretendereItalian
- 詳しい, 正確, 精密Japanese
- ზუსტიGeorgian
- 정확하다Korean
- exigesLatin
- tikslusLithuanian
- precīzsLatvian
- точен, прецизенMacedonian
- exact, preciesDutch
- dokładnyPolish
- exigir, requerer, exato, rigoroso, obterPortuguese
- аккуратный, верный, точныйRussian
- točan, тачан, tačan, прецизан, точан, precizanSerbo-Croatian
- presnýSlovak
- natančenSlovene
- exaktSwedish
- dakikTurkish
- точний, докладнийUkrainian
- chính xácVietnamese
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