inexact en · ADJ
Etymology
From French inexact.
Meanings
- Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
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Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated.
At the same time, we were cognisant that careful scholars should never solely rely on their own impressionistic observations, and, that our own impressions were inexact and not capable of being quantified.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 7:
- (of a differential) having a path-dependent integral
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inexact | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inexact | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
exact (antonym(s) of “precisely agreeing”) · exact (antonym(s) of “having a path-dependent integral”) · precise (antonym(s) of “precisely agreeing”) · strict (antonym(s) of “precisely or definitely conceived or stated”) · exact (antonym(s) of “precisely or definitely conceived or stated”) · perfect (antonym(s) of “precisely agreeing”)
Deriveds
Synonyms
loose (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated) · imperfect (imperfectly conforming) · imprecise (imperfectly conforming)
Translations (12)
es inexacto (imperfectly conforming) · hu pontatlan (imperfectly conforming) · sv oexakt (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated) · bg неточен (imperfectly conforming) · tl disingkad (imperfectly conforming) · ca inexacte (imperfectly conforming) · ru нето́чный (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated) · ru неподходя́щий (imperfectly conforming) · ru двусмы́сленный (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated) · sv oprecis (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated) · tl disingkad (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated) · tl disingkad (having a path-dependent integral)