The difference between Exact and True
When used as adverbs, exact means exactly, whereas true means accurately.
When used as verbs, exact means to demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way, whereas true means to straighten.
When used as adjectives, exact means precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth, whereas true means conforming to the actual state of reality or fact.
True is also noun with the meaning: the state of being in alignment.
check bellow for the other definitions of Exact and True
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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"
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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."
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Exact as an adjective:
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
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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.
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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."
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Exact as a verb (transitive):
To make desirable or necessary.
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Exact as a verb (transitive):
To forcibly obtain or produce.
Examples:
"to exact revenge on someone"
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Exact as an adverb:
exactly
Examples:
"She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am!"
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True as an adjective (of a statement):
Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
Examples:
"This is a true story."
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True as an adjective:
Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
Examples:
"a true copy; a true likeness of the original"
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True as an adjective (logic):
Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
Examples:
"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true."
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True as an adjective:
Loyal, faithful.
Examples:
"He’s turned out to be a true friend."
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True as an adjective:
Genuine.
Examples:
"This is true Parmesan cheese."
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True as an adjective:
Legitimate.
Examples:
"The true king has returned!"
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True as an adjective (of an, [[aim]] or [[missile]] in [[archery]], [[shooting]], [[golf]]{{,):
etc.}} Accurate; following a path toward the target.
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True as an adjective (chiefly, probability):
Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
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True as an adverb (of shooting, throwing etc):
Accurately.
Examples:
"this gun shoots true'"
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True as a noun (uncountable):
The state of being in alignment.
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True as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):
Truth.
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True as a noun (countable, obsolete):
A pledge or truce.
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True as a verb:
To straighten.
Examples:
"He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel."
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True as a verb:
To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.
Examples:
"We spent all night truing up the report."