Accurateadjective
Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty
âan accurate calculatorâ; âan accurate measureâ; âaccurate knowledgeâ;
Strictadjective
Strained; drawn close; tight.
âstrict embraceâ; âstrict ligatureâ;
Accurateadjective
Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
âMy horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.â;
Strictadjective
Tense; not relaxed.
âstrict fiberâ;
Accurateadjective
(obsolete) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
Strictadjective
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
âto keep strict watchâ; âto pay strict attentionâ;
Accurateadjective
In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.
Strictadjective
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
âvery strict in observing the Sabbathâ;
Accurateadjective
Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
âThose conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below.â;
Strictadjective
Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
âto understand words in a strict senseâ;
Accurateadjective
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy;
âan accurate reproductionâ; âthe accounting was accurateâ; âaccurate measurementsâ; âan accurate scaleâ;
Strictadjective
(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; â said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
Accurateadjective
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct;
âa precise imageâ; âa precise measurementâ;
Strictadjective
Severe in discipline.
âOur teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.â; âIt was a very strict lesson.â;
Accurateadjective
(especially of information, measurements, or predictions) correct in all details; exact
âaccurate information about the illness is essentialâ; âan accurate assessmentâ;
Strictadjective
Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
Accurateadjective
(of an instrument or method) capable of giving accurate information
âan accurate thermometerâ;
Strictadjective
Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
Accurateadjective
providing a faithful representation of someone or something
âthe portrait is an accurate likeness of Mozartâ;
Strictadjective
Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.
Accurateadjective
(with reference to a weapon, missile, or shot) capable of or successful in reaching the intended target
âreliable, accurate riflesâ; âa player who can deliver long accurate passes to the wingersâ;
Strictadjective
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.
âIt shall be still in strictest measure.â;
Strictadjective
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.
Strictadjective
Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.
Strictadjective
Upright, or straight and narrow; - said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
âAnd rules as strict his labored work confine,As if the Stagirite o'erlooked each line.â; âSoon moved with touch of blame, thus Eve: -"What words have passed thy lips, Adam severe!"â;
Strictadjective
(of rules) stringently enforced;
âhard-and-fast rulesâ;
Strictadjective
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard;
ârigorous application of the lawâ; âa strict vegetarianâ;
Strictadjective
incapable of compromise or flexibility
Strictadjective
not indulgent;
âstrict parentsâ;
Strictadjective
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment;
âa parent severe to the pitch of hostilityâ; âa hefty six-footer with a rather severe mienâ; âa strict disciplinarianâ; âa Spartan upbringingâ;
Strictadjective
severe and unremitting in making demands;
âan exacting instructorâ; âa stern disciplinarianâ; âstrict standardsâ;
Strictadjective
demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed
âa strict upbringingâ; âmy father was very strictâ;
Strictadjective
(of a rule or discipline) demanding total obedience or observance; rigidly enforced
âcivil servants are bound by strict rules on secrecyâ;
Strictadjective
(of a person) following rules or beliefs exactly
âa strict vegetarianâ;
Strictadjective
exact in correspondence or adherence to something; not allowing or admitting deviation or relaxation
âa strict interpretation of the lawâ;
Strict
In mathematical writing, the term strict refers to the property of excluding equality and equivalence and often occurs in the context of inequality and monotonic functions. It is often attached to a technical term to indicate that the exclusive meaning of the term is to be understood.