nákvæm

Nákvæm is an Icelandic adjective meaning precise, exact, or correct. It is used to describe data, measurements, calculations, descriptions, methods, and statements that are reliable and free from avoidable error. In technical and scientific writing, nákvæm indicates that values have been measured or calculated with care and accuracy; in everyday language it can describe explanations or arguments that are well-founded and carefully stated.

The noun form nákvæmni means precision or accuracy, and the adverb nákvæmlega means exactly or precisely. Like other Icelandic adjectives, nákvæm inflects to agree with the gender, number, and definiteness of the noun it modifies. This makes it common in a range of contexts from measurement reports to journalism and education.

Typical usage includes phrases such as nákvæm mæling (a precise measurement) and nákvæm lýsing (a precise description). It can also describe instruments or processes, for example nákvæm tæki (a precise instrument) or nákvæm aðferð (a precise method). In all cases, nákvæm conveys a standard of correctness and dependability in relation to reality or a referenced benchmark.

Originating as a native Icelandic term, nákvæm is part of everyday vocabulary as well as technical language. Its usage emphasizes trustworthiness and exactness, distinguishing careful, well-supported statements from approximate or vague ones.