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exactitude

accuracy, exactness

noun eg-zak-tee-TOOD Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin exactitudo, from exactus 'precise'

Also means

punctuality

Usage Note

Exactitude covers both precision of information (l'exactitude des données — 'the accuracy of the data') and punctuality (avec une exactitude parfaite — 'with perfect punctuality'). The phrase often attributed to Louis XVIII, L'exactitude est la politesse des rois ('Punctuality is the politeness of kings'), is a well-known French proverb.

Examples

"Il rapporta les faits avec une grande exactitude."

Natural Translation

He reported the facts with great accuracy.

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