1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality: an exact account; an exact replica; your exact words.2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate: an exact figure; an exact science.3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules: an exact speaker.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: ex·act·ed, ex·act·ing, ex·acts 1. To force the payment or yielding of; extort: exact tribute from a conquered people.2. To demand and obtain by or as if by force or authority: a harsh leader who exacts obedience. See synonyms at demand.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin exctus, past participle of exigere, to weigh out, demand : ex-, ex- + agere, to weigh; see ag- in Appendix I.
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ctus, past participle of exigere, to weigh out, demand : ex-, ex- + agere, to weigh; see ag- in Appendix I.
