exact vs strict

exact

adj
  • Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. 

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

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

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

adv
  • exactly 

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

  • To make desirable or necessary. 

  • To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce. 

strict

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

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

  • Severe in discipline. 

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

  • Tense; not relaxed. 

  • Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular. 

  • Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted. 

  • Strained; drawn close; tight. 

How often have the words exact and strict occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )