厳 密(げんみつ)

げんみつ

na-adjective, noun

strict, precise, rigorous

1. strict, precise, rigorous, exact

Extremely careful, exact, and thorough with no room for looseness or approximation. Used for reasoning, definitions, distinctions, analyses, and other intellectual or procedural matters.

厳密(げんみつ)に言(い)えば違(ちが)う。

Strictly speaking, it's different.

厳密(げんみつ)な定義(ていぎ)はまだ決(き)まっていない。

A precise definition has not yet been established.

この実験(じっけん)では温度(おんど)を厳密(げんみつ)に管理(かんり)する必要(ひつよう)がある。

In this experiment, the temperature needs to be controlled precisely.

Common collocations

厳密(げんみつ)に言(い)えば (strictly speaking)
厳密(げんみつ)な定義(ていぎ) (precise definition)
厳密(げんみつ)な管理(かんり) (strict control)
厳密(げんみつ)な区別(くべつ) (strict distinction)

The adverbial form 厳密(げんみつ)に言(い)えば is one of the most common patterns. Distinguished from 厳格(げんかく) (strict regarding people/rules/discipline) in that 厳密(げんみつ) focuses on precision and exactness of information or procedures.

Related Words

Compare: 厳格(げんかく) (strict (of people))

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