Estimate vs Exact - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between estimate and exact

is that estimate is to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data while exact is to demand and enforce the payment or performance of.

As a noun estimate

is a rough calculation or guess.

As an adjective exact is

precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

estimate

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Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)

A rough calculation or guess.

(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.

* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne

, title=Well Tackled! , chapter=3 citation , passage=“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”}}

Synonyms

* estimation * appraisal

Derived terms

* ballpark estimate

Verb

To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.

* {{quote-book, year=1965, author=Ian Hacking, title=Logic of Statistical Inference, passage=I estimate that I need 400 board feet of lumber to complete a job, and then order 350 because I do not want a surplus, or perhaps order 450 because I do not want to make any subsequent orders.

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To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.

* John Locke

It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them.

* J. C. Shairp

It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living.

Synonyms

* appraise * guess

Derived terms

* estimable * underestimate * overestimate

External links

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exact

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Adjective

(en adjective)

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

I see thou art exact of taste.

* 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant

Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.

(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.

Synonyms

* (precisely agreeing) perfect, true, correct, precise * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) strict * spot on

Antonyms

* (precisely agreeing) inexact, imprecise, approximate * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) loose

Derived terms

* exactly * exactness * exact sequence

Verb

(en verb)

To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.

to exact tribute, fees, or obedience

* Bible, Luke iii. 13

He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

To make desirable or necessary.

* Massinger

My designs exact me in another place.

To forcibly obtain or produce.

to exact revenge

Derived terms

* exactable * exacter * exacting * exactor

External links

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