punctiliousness

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The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail
{n} exactness, preciseness in form
{i} exactingness, strictness; carefulness, cautiousness
punctilious
Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky

Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.

punctilious
strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom
punctilious
{a} ceremonious, exact, nice
punctilious
strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions
punctilious
Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars
punctilious
{s} exacting about details, strict regarding trivial issues; cautious, careful
punctilious
Someone who is punctilious is very careful to behave correctly. He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time He was a punctilious young man. + punctiliously punc·tili·ous·ly Given the circumstances, his behaviour to Laura had been punctiliously correct. very careful to behave correctly and follow rules punctilious about (punctilio (16-21 centuries), from puntiglio, from puntillo, from punctum; POINT)
punctilious
marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"
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