exactness

noun

Definition of exactnessnext
as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate the exactness of the bathroom scale isn't such that you could use it in business

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Recent Examples of exactness Delicate roe needs exactness and freshness, while richer or more assertive caviar can handle oak influence, salinity, or light smoke. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Inspired by museum collections and Art Deco design, the geometry and exactness of bold shapes in earthy tones are captivating. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exactness
  1. accuracy
  2. precision
  3. perfection
Noun
  • His kicking has the combination of distance and accuracy required to bypass a high press and immediately turn a defensive phase into an attacking one.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Quantum sensors helped an aircraft navigate over the Pacific without GPS, improving position accuracy by 89%.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • But Newcastle generally lacked precision and urgency in attack.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of precision
Noun
  • When a stock priced for perfection starts missing on momentum instead, that valuation gap becomes the risk.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • One student told Leahy that the problem wasn’t decadence but an obsession with achievement and perfection.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of perfection

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