expression
Used to introduce a precise or technically accurate statement, often correcting a looser or more common understanding. Similar to 厳密に言うと.
See also: 厳密に言うと
厳密に言えば、これは哺乳類ではない。
Strictly speaking, this is not a mammal.
厳密に言えば、彼の説明は間違っている。
Strictly speaking, his explanation is wrong.
Almost identical in meaning; 言うと is slightly more colloquial than 言えば.
A conditional phrase formed from 厳密 (strict, precise) + に (adverbial particle) + 言う (to say) in its conditional form 言えば.