exactitude

noun

ex·​ac·​ti·​tude ig-ˈzak-tə-ˌtüd How to pronounce exactitude (audio)
-ˌtyüd
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: the quality or an instance of being exact : exactness

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after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude
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At Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division (NSWC), scientists can measure parts down to millionths of an inch — the level of exactitude required to keep the Navy’s Trident nuclear missiles ready. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 Audiences marveled at the exactitude, the passage of light, the almost palpable presence of a distant place. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 The conductor Charlotte Rowan, who became the group’s artistic director only a few years ago, has not merely upheld its tradition of communal exactitude but honed it to a gleam. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 Technology and photography have trained us to expect exactitude. — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exactitude

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, from exact exact entry 2 + -i- -i- + -tude -tude

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exactitude was in 1734

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“Exactitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exactitude. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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exactitude

noun
ex·​ac·​ti·​tude ig-ˈzak-tə-ˌt(y)üd How to pronounce exactitude (audio)
: the quality or state of being exact
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