exhaustiveness
exhaustiveness — noun
1. the quality of covering every detail, fact, or possibility so fully that nothing
the quality of covering every detail, fact, or possibility so fully that nothing is missed or omitted
Dr. Okonkwo's exhaustiveness in checking the data caught three critical errors.
collocation: exhaustiveness in [gerund]
The audit team praised the exhaustiveness of Ms. Chen's financial review.
collocation: the exhaustiveness of [noun phrase]
Fatima admired the exhaustiveness with which the librarian had sorted every book on the shelves.
Haruto showed total exhaustiveness, checking every locker in the gymnasium after the tournament.
Professor Adebayo achieved the exhaustiveness his field needed after years of work.
- thoroughness
emphasizes care and attention to detail more than absolute coverage
- completeness
focuses on nothing being missing, but without the same weight of effort
- comprehensiveness
stresses wide scope across many topics rather than depth within a scope
- rigor
adds strictness and precision of method to the idea of thoroughness
- superficiality
lack of depth, care, or thoroughness in treatment
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in formal or academic contexts. Frequently modified by intensifying adjectives such as absolute, complete, or total.