exactness

/ig'zæktitju:d/ Cách viết khác : (exactness) /ig'zæktnis/

Thân thiện

He checked the blueprint with great exactness.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality or state of being exact; precision; accuracy: The condition of being completely correct, accurate, and without any error or deviation. 2. Strictness or rigor in adhering to standards or details: The characteristic of being meticulous and demanding precision in all aspects.

Usage and Examples

• The success of the experiment depended on the exactness of the measurements.
• She was known for her exactness in following the complex recipe.
• The architect insisted on exactness in the blueprints to avoid construction errors.
• Historical research requires a high degree of exactness with dates and facts.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• Mathematical/Scientific Exactness: Often implies a theoretical or ideal precision that is absolute and without approximation.
• Demanding Exactness: Used to describe a person's character or a required standard.
• Exactness vs. Accuracy: While closely related, often emphasizes strict conformity to a rule, standard, or truth, whereas emphasizes freedom from error. They are frequently used interchangeably in general contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Exactitude (noun): A formal synonym for exactness, often used in similar contexts.
• Exact (adjective): Precise and accurate in all details.
• Exacting (adjective): Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or effort; requiring precision.

Synonyms

• Precision
• Accuracy
• Correctness
• Rigor
• Meticulousness
• Strictness

Antonyms

• Inexactness
• Imprecision
• Inaccuracy
• Vagueness
• Approximation

Idioms and Phrases

• To a hair's breadth: With extreme exactness or precision. (This idiom illustrates the concept of exactness).
• Letter-perfect: Correct in every detail; perfectly exact.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being exact
   • he demanded exactness in all details
   • a man of great exactitude

Từ đồng nghĩa

• exactitude