exact science
noun
: a science (such as physics, chemistry, or astronomy) whose laws are capable of accurate quantitative expression
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Precisely tuning a neural network's behavior is not yet an exact science, although techniques have improved over time.
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ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Predicting the economic fallout is hardly exact science.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Carbon dating has become a much more exact science now.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
This is not an exact science, like an experiment in a lab.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Predicting the economic fallout is hardly exact science.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Carbon dating has become a much more exact science now.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
This is not an exact science, like an experiment in a lab.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exact science
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exact science
noun
ex·act sci·ence
ig-ˈzakt-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
: a science (as physics, chemistry, or astronomy) whose laws are capable of accurate quantitative expression
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