exactitude

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exactitude

/ɪɡˈzæktɪt(j)uːd/

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From French exactitude, from exact, from Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).

noun exactitudes

countable, uncountable Attention to small details; accuracy. [W]hen making a passage from one feeding-ground to another, the sperm whales, guided by some infallible instinct—say, rather, secret intelligence from the Deity—mostly swim in veins, as they are called; continuing their way along a given ocean-line with such undeviating exactitude, that no ship ever
Similar: exactness · Opposite: inexactitude

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noun attention to small details — see also accuracy

Español	exactitud
Português	exatidão
Français	exactitude

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@misc{exactitude_2026,
  title = {exactitude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exactitude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}