The difference between Exact and Strict

When used as adjectives, exact means precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth, whereas strict means strained.

Exact is also adverb with the meaning: exactly.

Exact is also verb with the meaning: to demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.

check bellow for the other definitions of Exact and Strict

  1. Exact as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "The clock keeps exact time."

    "He paid the exact debt."

    "an exact copy of a letter"

    "'exact accounts"

  2. Exact as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "a man exact in observing an appointment"

    "In my doings I was exact."

  3. Exact as an adjective:

    Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

  4. Exact as an adjective (algebra, of a [[sequence]] of [[group]]s connected by [[homomorphism]]s):

    Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.

  1. Exact as a verb (transitive):

    To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.

    Examples:

    "to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone."

  2. Exact as a verb (transitive):

    To make desirable or necessary.

  3. Exact as a verb (transitive):

    To forcibly obtain or produce.

    Examples:

    "to exact revenge on someone"

  1. Exact as an adverb:

    exactly

    Examples:

    "She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am!"

  1. Strict as an adjective:

    Strained; drawn close; tight.

    Examples:

    "strict embrace"

    "strict ligature"

  2. Strict as an adjective:

    Tense; not relaxed.

    Examples:

    "strict fiber"

  3. Strict as an adjective:

    Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.

    Examples:

    "to keep strict watch"

    "to pay strict attention"

  4. Strict as an adjective:

    Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

    Examples:

    "very strict in observing the Sabbath"

  5. Strict as an adjective:

    Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

    Examples:

    "to understand words in a strict sense"

  6. Strict as an adjective (botany):

    Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

  7. Strict as an adjective:

    Severe in discipline.

    Examples:

    "Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished."

    "It was a very strict lesson."

  8. Strict as an adjective (set theory, order theory):

    Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

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