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# exactitude

«exactitude» in Mova's school dictionary: **the quality of being completely exact, correct and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (exactitude; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Exactitude is the quality of being completely exact, correct and careful about small details. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word for exactness or precision, used in science, maths and careful work: measuring with exactitude, describing events with exactitude. In stories it describes a careful character, like a watchmaker or a detective. Phrases: «with exactitude», «scientific exactitude».

### examples

- The scientist measured the liquid with great exactitude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/#x1)
- We can't say with exactitude when the castle was built. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/#x2)
- The watchmaker worked with exactitude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/#x3)
- Maps need exactitude, or ships may get lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/#x4)
- The detective described the room with exactitude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/#x5)
- Exam markers check answers with exactitude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/#x6)

### note

Uncountable, formal. Everyday words: exactness, accuracy, precision. In maths, an exact answer is not rounded: 1/3 is exact, 0.33 is only approximate.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «exactitude» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.