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Exact

//ɪɡˈzækt// adj, adv, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.

    "a man exact in observing an appointment"

  3. 3
    Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

    "An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of reason."

  4. 4
    Such that the kernel of each morphism is the image of the preceding one. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Such that it preserves short exact sequences. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking compromising or mitigating elements wordnet
  2. 2
    (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct wordnet
  3. 3
    marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    exactly

    "She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am!"

Verb
  1. 1
    To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. ambitransitive

    "to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone"

  2. 2
    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs wordnet
  3. 3
    To make desirable or necessary. transitive

    "I vvait, Madam, / To knovv vvhat your commands are; my deſignes / Exact me in another place."

  4. 4
    claim as due or just wordnet
  5. 5
    To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit. transitive

    "to exact revenge on someone"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

Etymology 3

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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