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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

exact′ sci′ence,

Physicsa science, as chemistry or physics, that deals with quantitatively measurable phenomena of the material universe.

1860–65

'exact science' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

exact - scientific

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