exact
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
Adjective
- Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
- The clock keeps exact time.
- He paid the exact debt.
- an exact copy of a letter
- Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
- a man exact in observing an appointment
- In my doings I was exact.
- I see thou art exact of taste. - 1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […],...
- Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
- An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of reason. - c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies...
- Such that the kernel of each morphism is the image of the preceding one.
- Such that it preserves short exact sequences.
Hypernyms: left exact right exact
Origin
From Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due; measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).
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exactamundo exact change exact cover exactification exactify exactly exactment exactness exact rhyme exact same exact science exact sequence long exact sequence nonexact overexact same exact short exact sequence superexact unexact
Adverb
- exactly
- She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am!
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- To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
- to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone
- He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. - 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 3:13:
- Their goal is retributive: to exact a price from Palestinian civilians (and in some cases left-wing Israeli Jews, Christians, and Israeli security forces) for actions Israeli authorities take against the settlers,...
- To make desirable or necessary.
- I vvait, Madam, / To knovv vvhat your commands are; my deſignes / Exact me in another place. - c. 1621–1623 (date written), Philip Massinger, The Maid of Honour. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […],...
- To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.
- to exact revenge on someone