## Meanings
1. Completely correct and accurate in every detail.
2. Careful and accurate; paying close attention to detail.
3. To demand and force someone to give or do something.

## Examples
- The clock keeps exact time.
- An engineer must be exact when measuring materials.
- The empire exacted heavy taxes from the conquered people.

## Antonyms
- approximate
- imprecise
- inexact
- loose

## Derived Forms
- exactable
- exactamundo
- exacter
- exactification
- exactify
- exacting
- exaction
- exactly
- exactment
- exactness
- exactor
- nonexact

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂eǵ-
- Root: exāctus
- Root: exact

## Etymology
From Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due; measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).

## AI Etymology
Exact comes from Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due; measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”). In current use, the main senses are “Completely correct and accurate in every detail” and “Careful and accurate; paying close attention to detail”.

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