exactness
pronunciation
How to pronounce exactness in British English:
UK [ɪɡ'zæktnəs]
How to pronounce exactness in American English:
US [ɪɡ'zæktnəs]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being exact
Word Origin
- exactness (n.)
- 1560s, "perfection," from exact (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "precision" is 1640s.
Example
- 1. " Us factories did not have that exactness , " he recalls .
- 2. Some are very detailed and describe with almost engineering exactness where they perceive the problem to be .
- 3. While ali baba was burying the gold , his wife , to show her exactness and diligence to her sister-in-law , carried the measure back again , but without taking notice that a piece of gold had stuck to the bottom .
- 4. Finally , he examined with his glass the word upon the wall , going over every letter of it with the most minute exactness .