1. Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
   "hit the exact centre of the target"; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"
    
2. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
   "His exact description helped police identify the suspect";
   - accurate, precise
    
3. Lacking compromising or mitigating elements
   "the exact opposite";
   - direct

1. Claim as due or just
   "The bank exacted payment of the loan";
   - demand
    
2. Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
   "The accident exacted a heavy toll";
   - claim, take

Derived forms: exacts, exacting, exacted

See also: absolute, accurate, correct, direct, literal, mathematical, perfect, photographic, precise, right, rigorous, strict, verbatim

Type of: ask, call for, claim, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take

Antonym: inexact

Encyclopedia: Exact