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
This itself is chic, and to this New Yorker spectacularly Parisian: the intensity, the exactitude, the jagged blades of ambition.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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.
—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
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exactitude
Noun
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Current internal benchmarks from TruthScan demonstrate 97% consistent accuracy in AI content analysis.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Should urban policy be guided by the cold precision of development economics, or by a vision of fairness and dignity?—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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This dedication to precision also reflects the company’s conscious use of fuel.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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New Yorkers have always risen to critical moments—demanding not perfection, but courage and connection.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Summary Apple's premium valuation has outpaced its earnings outlook, leaving the stock priced for perfection amid rising competitive.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Exactitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exactitude. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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