🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Genauigkeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈnaʊɪçkaɪt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exactness/ɪɡˈzækt.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Genauigkeit der Messungen war entscheidend für das Experiment."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being exact; precision.

    "The exactness of her calculations ensured the project's success."
  2. 2

    The degree to which something is accurate or precise.

    "The exactness of the measurements was critical for the experiment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exactness' originates from the Latin 'exactus', meaning 'driven out' or 'precise', which evolved through Middle French 'exact' in the 14th century, reflecting a shift towards the notion of precision and accuracy in measurement and description.

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