exactness

noun

UK /ɪɡˈzæktnəs/

US /ɪɡˈzæktnəs/

Exactness means being completely correct and precise, with no mistakes at all.

The exactness of her measurements made the cake turn out perfectly.

SYNONYMS

precision accuracy correctness fidelity rigor

RELATED WORDS

exact exactly exactitude preciseness accuracy

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The quality of being strict and demanding about details.

He checked every number with great exactness before signing the report.

3. The state of matching something perfectly, with nothing extra or missing.

The exactness of the copy surprised everyone who compared it to the original.

4. The ability to reproduce a result the same way every time.

Scientists praised the exactness of the experiment's repeated results.