Perfect commonly refers to: *

Perfection Perfection is a state, variously, of completeness, flawlessness, or supreme excellence. The terminology, term is used to designate a range of diverse, if often kindred, concepts. These have historically been addressed in a number of discrete a ...

, completeness, excellence *

Perfect (grammar) The perfect tense or aspect (abbreviated or ) is a verb form that indicates that an action or circumstance occurred earlier than the time under consideration, often focusing attention on the resulting state rather than on the occurrence itself. ...

, a grammatical category in some languages Perfect may also refer to:

Film

* ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama * ''Perfect'' (2018 film), a science fiction thriller

Literature

* ''Perfect'' (Friend novel), a 2004 novel by Natasha Friend * ''Perfect'' (Hopkins novel), a young adult novel by Ellen Hopkins * ''Perfect'' (Joyce novel), a 2013 novel by Rachel Joyce * ''Perfect'' (Shepard novel), a Pretty Little Liars novel by Sara Shepard * ''Perfect'', a young adult science fiction novel by

Dyan Sheldon Dyan Sheldon is an American novelist, who has written for adults, children and young adults. Originally from Brooklyn, she resides in London and has written a number of young adult novels as well as many picture books in a variety of genres. Her y ...

Music

Perfect interval In music theory, an interval is a difference in pitch (music), pitch between two sounds. An interval may be described as horizontal, linear, or melodic if it refers to successively sounding tones, such as two adjacent pitches in a melody, and ...

, in music theory *

Perfect Records Perfect Records was a United States-based record label, founded in 1922 by Pathé Records to produce cheap 78 rpm discs. From the start, Perfect Records sold well. The Pathé and Perfect labels were part of the merger that created the American ...

, a record label

Artists

Perfect (musician) Greg Rose (born 26 March 1980), better known by his stage name Perfect Giddimani, Mr. Perfect or simply Perfect is a Jamaican reggae singer. Who has gained worldwide recognition for his reggae hit "Hand Cart Bwoy" which entered the Jamaican char ...

(born 1980), reggae singer *

Perfect (Polish band) Perfect is a Polish rock band founded in 1977 by drummer Wojciech Morawski, bass guitar player Zdzisław Zawadzki and lead guitar player Zbigniew Hołdys. They are one of the all-time most popular rock bands from/in Poland.''Spin/ref> Histor ...

Perfect (American band) Perfect was an American alternative rock group formed in 1995 by Tommy Stinson, formerly of The Replacements, in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the breakup of previous group, Bash & Pop. It released an EP in 1996 and their debut album, record ...

, an American alternative rock group

Albums

* ''Perfect'' (Intwine album) (2004) * ''Perfect'' (Half Japanese album) (2016) * ''perfecT'', an album by

Sam Shaber Sam Shaber is an American singer/songwriter from New York City. Her parents were screenwriter David Shaber and artist Alice Shaber, and many of her songs, such as "Walkin' at Night," "Eldorado," and "Bomb Threat in New Rochelle," refer to New Y ...

* ''Perfect'', an album by True Faith or its title track * Perfect, an album by

Benny Hester Benny Ray Hester (born May 3, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist. He is perhaps best known for his songs "When God Ran" and "Nobody Knows Me Like You", and for producing the groundbreaking tween/teen music-dr ...

or its title track

EPs

* ''Perfect'' (Mannequin Pussy EP) (2021)

Songs

* "Perfect" (Vanessa Amorosi song) (2008) * "Perfect" (Anne-Marie song) (2018) * "Perfect" (Darin song) (2006) * "Perfect" (Sara Evans song) (2003) * "Perfect" (Fairground Attraction song) (1988) * "Perfect" (Hedley song) (2010) * "

Perfect (Exceeder) "Perfect (Exceeder)" is a collaboration between Dutch musician Mason and American rapper Princess Superstar. The track is a mashup of Mason's 2006 instrumental dance track "Exceeder" and Princess Superstar's 2005 single " Perfect". It was used ...

", a 2007 song by Mason and Princess Superstar * "Perfect" (One Direction song) (2015) * "Perfect" (PJ & Duncan song) (1995) * "Perfect" (Princess Superstar song) (2005) * "Perfect" (Ed Sheeran song) (2017) * "Perfect" (Simple Plan song) (2003) * "Perfect" (The Smashing Pumpkins song) (1998) * "Perfect" (Topic and Ally Brooke song) (2018) * "Perfect" (Disney song), a song from '' Disenchanted'' * "Fuckin' Perfect" a 2010 song by Pink * "Perfect", a song by Alexandra Burke from '' Overcome'' * "Perfect", a song by John Cale from ''

blackAcetate ''blackAcetate'' is a 2005 solo studio album by John Cale, his second and last album for EMI. "Perfect" was released as a single in the UK two weeks after the album, and was subsequently included in ''The Sunday Times list of the top 20 pop ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by Depeche Mode from ''

Sounds of the Universe ''Sounds of the Universe'' is the twelfth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 April 2009 by Mute Records. The album was supported by the 2009–2010 concert tour Tour of the Universe. Three singles were r ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by Flyleaf from ''

Flyleaf Flyleaf may refer to: *In book design, a blank leaf in the front or back cover * Flyleaf (band) Flyleaf is an American rock band formed in Belton, Texas, in 2002. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop, and Christian metal ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by Selena Gomez from '' Revival'' * "The Perfect", a song by the Killing Tree from ''

The Romance of Helen Trent ''The Romance of Helen Trent'' was a radio soap opera which aired on CBS from October 30, 1933 to June 24, 1960 for a total of 7,222 episodes. The show was created by Frank and Anne Hummert, who were among the most prolific producers during the r ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by the Lightning Seeds from ''

Jollification ''Jollification'' is the third album by English rock band the Lightning Seeds. All songs were written by Ian Broudie, with contributions on some tracks from Alison Moyet, Ian McNabb and Terry Hall. Four tracks from the album were released as s ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by Lights from ''

Songs from Instant Star Four The television show ''Instant Star'' has produced a series of soundtracks featuring songs from the show, mostly performed by Alexz Johnson, released between 2005 and 2009. The first two albums contain only songs sung by Johnson, but starting from ' ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by Marianas Trench from ''

Masterpiece Theatre ''Masterpiece'' (formerly known as ''Masterpiece Theatre'') is a drama anthology television series produced by WGBH-TV, WGBH Boston. It premiered on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on January 10, 1971. The series has presented numerous acclaim ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by Alanis Morissette from ''

Jagged Little Pill ''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by

Julia Murney Julia Kathleen Murney (born January 14, 1969) is an American actress and singer, also known for television commercial voice-overs. Until 2005, she was commonly known as the Broadway actress who had technically never appeared on Broadway. This wa ...

from ''I'm Not Waiting'' * "Perfect", a song by Stabbing Westward from ''

Stabbing Westward Stabbing Westward is an American industrial rock band. Christopher Hall and Walter Flakus formed the band in 1985 in Macomb, Illinois. The band released an extended play in 1992, followed by four studio albums: ''Ungod'' (1994), ''Wither Bli ...

'' * "Perfect", a song by

The The () are an English post-punk band. They have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer-songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member. achieved critical acclaim and commercial success in the UK, with 15 chart singles ...

Mathematics

Perfect graph In graph theory, a perfect graph is a graph in which the chromatic number of every induced subgraph equals the order of the largest clique of that subgraph (clique number). Equivalently stated in symbolic terms an arbitrary graph G=(V,E) is perfec ...

Perfect group In mathematics, more specifically in group theory, a group is said to be perfect if it equals its own commutator subgroup, or equivalently, if the group has no non-trivial abelian quotients (equivalently, its abelianization, which is the universa ...

Perfect lattice In mathematics, a perfect lattice (or perfect form) is a lattice in a Euclidean vector space, that is completely determined by the set ''S'' of its minimal vectors in the sense that there is only one positive definite quadratic form taking value 1 ...

(same as perfect form) *

Perfect matrix In mathematics, a perfect matrix is an ''m''-by-''n'' binary matrix that has no possible ''k''-by-''k'' submatrix In mathematics, a matrix (plural matrices) is a rectangular array or table of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows ...

Perfect number In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors, excluding the number itself. For instance, 6 has divisors 1, 2 and 3 (excluding itself), and 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, so 6 is a perfect number. T ...

Perfect power In mathematics, a perfect power is a natural number that is a product of equal natural factors, or, in other words, an integer that can be expressed as a square or a higher integer power of another integer greater than one. More formally, ''n'' ...

Perfect set In general topology, a subset of a topological space is perfect if it is closed and has no isolated points. Equivalently: the set S is perfect if S=S', where S' denotes the set of all Limit point, limit points of S, also known as the derived se ...

People with the surname

* Chip Perfect, American businessman and politician *

Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

née Perfect (1943–2022), English musician *

Hazel Perfect Hazel Perfect (circa 1927 – 8 July 2015) was a British mathematician specialising in combinatorics. Contributions Perfect was known for inventing gammoids, for her work with Leon Mirsky on doubly stochastic matrices, for her three books ''Topic ...

(died 2015), British mathematician

Other uses

Perfect (server framework) Perfect is an application server, web and server framework written in the programming language Swift. It provides tools for developing web and other representational state transfer (REST) services in Swift, and web server and datasource connecto ...

, for the Swift programming language *

Perfect Developer Perfect Developer (PD) is a tool for developing computer programs in a rigorous manner. It is used to develop applications in areas including IT systems and airborne critical systems. The principle is to develop a formal specification and refine th ...

, a tool for developing computer programs *

Cathar Perfect Perfect (also known as a in French or in Latin) was the name given by Bernard of Clairvaux to the leaders of the mediaeval Christian religious movement in southern France and northern Italy commonly referred to as the Cathars. The were not cle ...

, a Cathar priest *

Perfect Creek Perfect Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. Perfect Creek was named for William Perfect, a pioneer who settled near it in 1807. See also *List of rivers of Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. ...

, Ohio, United States * Perfect, a cocktail containing equal measures of sweet and dry

vermouth Vermouth (, ) is an aromatized fortified wine, flavoured with various botanicals (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices) and sometimes colored. The modern versions of the beverage were first produced in the mid- to late 18th centur ...