exactitudes
Demands for precision
Exactitudes is the plural of exactitude, a formal word for precision or accuracy.
Unlike the near-synonym exactness, exactitude often carries a hint of fastidiousness or excessive attention to detail: His exactitudes about grammar annoyed his colleagues.
The word appears more in written than spoken English.
Degree of correctness
- correctnessState of being accurate
- specificityExactness of detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- measurementDetermining size or amount
fidelity · nicety · fineness · granularity · definiteness · sharpness · clarity · refinement
Conformity to fact
- factualityAdherence to truth
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- truthAccordance with reality
reliability · validity · conformity · consistency · correctness · verity · verisimilitude · trustworthiness
Careful moral precision
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
carefulness · conscientiousness · perfectionism · methodicalness · orderliness · assiduity · painstakingness · fussiness
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- correctnessState of being accurate
- specificityExactness of detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
measurement · fidelity · nicety · fineness · granularity · definiteness · sharpness · clarity · refinement · discrimination
veracity
Conformity to fact
- factualityAdherence to truth
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
truth · reliability · validity · conformity · consistency · correctness · verity · verisimilitude · trustworthiness · genuineness
scrupulousness
Careful moral precision
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
diligence · carefulness · conscientiousness · perfectionism · methodicalness · orderliness · assiduity · painstakingness · fussiness · finickiness
exactitudesinaccuracies
Departures from correctness
imprecisions · approximations · inaccuracy · errors · mistakes
exactitudesvagueness
Absence of precision
ambiguities · vagaries · generalities · imprecision · indefiniteness
exactitudesapproximations
Near but inexact values
flexibility · laxity · sloppiness · carelessness · casualness