1exact /ɪgˈzækt/ adjective
1 : fully and completely correct or accurate
▪ the exact time ▪ an exact copy/duplicate/replica/reproduction ▪ Those were his exact words. ▪ The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. ▪ We don't know the exact nature of the problem. ▪ Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science. 2 [more exact; most exact] : very careful and accurate
▪ The police have an exact description of the killer. ▪ Please take the most exact measurements possible. ▪ exact [=precise] instruments ▪ He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.
▪ the exact time ▪ an exact copy/duplicate/replica/reproduction ▪ Those were his exact words. ▪ The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. ▪ We don't know the exact nature of the problem. ▪ Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science.
▪ The police have an exact description of the killer. ▪ Please take the most exact measurements possible. ▪ exact [=precise] instruments ▪ He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.
exact opposite
: the complete opposite
▪ I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's. [=to make my work as different as possible from my father's] ▪ He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite. [=now he is not at all romantic]
▪ I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's. [=to make my work as different as possible from my father's] ▪ He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite. [=now he is not at all romantic]
exact same or US same exact
— used as a more forceful way to say “same” ▪ We grow the exact same vegetables in our garden every year. ▪ They showed up at the party in the same exact outfits.
to be exact
— used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific ▪ that afternoon, June 22, to be exact ▪ They had many children—seven, to be exact. ▪ He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, to be exact—to attend the wedding.
— exact·ness noun [noncount]
▪ mathematical exactness [=precision]
▪ mathematical exactness [=precision]
