exact

Signification

Adj

1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
4. Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.

Verb

1. To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
2. To make desirable or necessary.
3. To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce; to visit.

Adv

exactly

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪɡˈzækt/

Étymologie

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”).

Phrases

At the same time , they cannot find an exact definition of what a feeling is .

En même temps, ils ne peuvent pas trouver une définition exacte de ce qu'est un sentiment.

The exact shape of the cavity is often dependent on how many lamps are used .

La forme exacte de la cavité dépend souvent du nombre de lampes utilisées.