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exactitude

exac·ti·tude

UK/ɪɡˈzæktɪt(j)uːd/ US/ɪˈɡzæktʌˌtud/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of being exact

  • “he demanded exactness in all details”
  • “a man of great exactitude”
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Origin

From French exactitude, from exact, from Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).

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