as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate
after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude
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Recent Examples of exactitude
The focus and surgical exactitude that qualified him to guide a missile through the stars would from then on be applied to guiding an unwilling society to the idea that gay Americans were, in every way, deserving of equal rights and respect under the law.
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Evan Brechtel, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Boy Blue, from Britain, takes exactitude to another level, perfectly synchronizing with the music.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Which brings up a second paradox: Dudamel always seems most energized with scores full of rhythmic rattle and percussive excitement, pieces that demand pinpoint exactitude and a knack for assembling large, coherent structures out of jagged shards.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Implementing this kind of exactitude across a crowd of dancers is one of Goebel’s signatures.
—Coralie Kraft, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Evan Brechtel, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Boy Blue, from Britain, takes exactitude to another level, perfectly synchronizing with the music.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Which brings up a second paradox: Dudamel always seems most energized with scores full of rhythmic rattle and percussive excitement, pieces that demand pinpoint exactitude and a knack for assembling large, coherent structures out of jagged shards.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Implementing this kind of exactitude across a crowd of dancers is one of Goebel’s signatures.
—Coralie Kraft, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exactitude
Noun
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The W4100i is also factory calibrated for color accuracy, achieving a Delta E figure of less than 2.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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The new equations provide a strict limit on the accuracy of a clock based on classical physics.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The fighter jets will enhance the Peruvian air force's ability to conduct precision air-to-ground attack operations in support of ground forces in counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations, the DSCA said.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Femininity and strength, precision and imperfection.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Victor’s own father is obsessed with legacy and perfection and mistreats his boy, and that cycle continues with Victor and the Creature.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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That could mean the index is vulnerable to a pullback if the tech sector starts to falter — especially at a moment when many investors fear the megacaps are priced for perfection.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Exactitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exactitude. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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