# exactitude

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪɡˈzæktɪt(j)uːd/

## Definitions
1. Attention to small details; accuracy.

## Etymology
From French exactitude, from exact, from Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).

## Source
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