inexact
adjective
not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
inexactness
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a word derived from
inexact.
Example Sentences
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“The reality is there is inexactness in a huge range of terminology within the foundation sector,” said Lori Villarosa, PRE’s executive director.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
The inexactness of the tools leaves holes in what researchers can reasonably say about boredom.
From Nature ● Jan. 11, 2016
“For consequential problems, where inexact results could cause a bridge to be misdesigned, or erroneous conclusions about the mechanics of climate, the inexactness is problematic.”
From New York Times ● May 11, 2015
There is often a disconcerting inexactness about today's rhetoric of dissent.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was "hospitable to the thought" of all writers who were really in earnest, but at the first exhibition of floundering or inexactness he became an unbeliever.
From Yesterdays with Authors by James T. Fields
