exact detail

collocation in English

meaningsofexactanddetail

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exact
adjective
uk
/ɪɡˈzækt/us
/ɪɡˈzækt/
in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in ...
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detail
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.teɪl/us
/dɪˈteɪl/us
/ˈdiː.teɪl/
a single piece of information or fact ...
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(Definition ofexactanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, theexactdetailof the electrode reaction is unimportant in the present development.
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The model does not attempt to describe the flows inexactdetail.
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At this stage it is difficult to see theexactdetailof such a justification, because the nature of the graft remains unclear.
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I am not necessarily wedded to theexactdetailof his scheme, but that does not matter.
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I do not intend to go into theexactdetailof the guidelines today, but they will be made available to all farmers.
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Will he undertake to work out theexactdetailof where and when the much-needed improvements will take place?
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We do not want to predetermine theexactdetailof what a scheme should or should not include.
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Nobody could possibly enter intoexactdetailon this question in a few months, but he could settle matters of principle.
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If we do not wish to spell it out inexactdetail, the amendment will help us to know what we are talking about.
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The 1963 meat inspection regulations specify inexactdetailwhat is now required and, indeed, they constitute a new bible for the meat inspector.
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Infallibility affirms the entire truthfulness of scripture without depending on everyexactdetail.
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He was careful to portrayexactdetailin the clothing and gear of his subjects, as well as in the background scenes.
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Essentially, for low energy, or large wavelength, particles, theexactdetailof the potential barrier is irrelevant.
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Anything said by anyone/book regarding physical matters could be subjected to verification in time and space about its truth to anexactdetail.
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Memories are simultaneously stored in two different formats: the gist level (extracted from the experience), and the verbatim representation (information inexactdetail).
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Mike has lovingly recreated them down to theexactdetail.
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The exact details will appear right after this section.
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The exact details of this relation, however, go beyond the scope of this investigation.
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The exact details and results of this approach vary from institution to institution (as is amply demonstrated in the surgical studies published in this issue).
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