exact

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzækt/, /ɛɡ-/ Rhymes: -ækt === Adjective === exact (comparative exacter or more exact, superlative exactest or most exact) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. (not comparable, homological algebra, of a sequence of morphisms in an abelian category) Such that the kernel of each morphism is the image of the preceding one. (not comparable, homological algebra, of a functor of abelian categories) Such that it preserves short exact sequences. Hypernyms: left exact, right exact ==== Synonyms ==== (precisely agreeing): perfect, true, correct, precise (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): strict spot on ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “precisely agreeing”): inexact, imprecise, approximate (antonym(s) of “precisely or definitely conceived or stated”): loose ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === exact (third-person singular simple present exacts, present participle exacting, simple past and past participle exacted) (ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. 2020 September 19, statement of Clarence Thomas on the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg[2]: She was a superb judge who gave her best and exacted the best from each of us, whether in agreement or disagreement. (transitive) To make desirable or necessary. (transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with the preposition from or on. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === exact (comparative more exact, superlative most exact) exactly ==== Synonyms ==== (error-free manner): accurately, just, precisely; see also Thesaurus:exactly === Further reading === “exact”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “exact”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “exact”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exact, from Middle French exact, from Latin exāctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛkˈsɑkt/ Hyphenation: exact Rhymes: -ɑkt === Adjective === exact (comparative exacter, superlative exactst) exact, precise ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: eksak == French == === Etymology === From Latin exāctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zakt/, (old-fashioned) /ɛɡ.za/ === Adjective === exact (feminine exacte, masculine plural exacts, feminine plural exactes) exact; precise ==== Derived terms ==== exactement science exacte === Further reading === “exact”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exact. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡˈzakt/ === Adjective === exact m or n (feminine singular exactă, masculine plural exacți, feminine/neuter plural exacte) exact, precise ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === exact exactly, precisely ==== See also ==== precis