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
Typical usage includes phrases such as nákvæm mæling (a precise measurement) and nákvæm lýsing (a precise description).
Originating as a native Icelandic term, nákvæm is part of everyday vocabulary as well as technical language.