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in·ex·act

(ĭn′ĭg-zăkt′)

adj.

1. Not strictly accurate or precise; not exact: an inexact quotation; an inexact description of what had taken place.

2. Not rigorous or meticulous: an inexact mind; an inexact method.

in′ex·act′ly adv.

in′ex·act′ness n.

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inexact

(ˌɪnɪɡˈzækt)

adj

not exact or accurate

ˌinexˈactiˌtude, ˌinexˈactness n

ˌinexˈactly adv

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in•ex•act

(ˌɪn ɪgˈzækt)

adj.

not exact; not strictly precise or accurate: an inexact calculation; an inexact science.

[1820–30]

in`ex•act′i•tude`, n.

in`ex•act′ly, adv.

in`ex•act′ness, n.

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Adj.

inexact - not exact

inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"

imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional"

exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

inexact

adjective imprecise, inaccurate, indefinite, indeterminate, off, incorrect Forecasting was an inexact science.

Quotations
"It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact" [Edmund Burke]

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inexact

adjective

1. Lacking precise limits:

indefinite, indeterminate, undetermined.

2. Lacking literal exactness:

free, loose.

Translations

غَيْر مَضْبوط، غَيْر صَحيح

nepřesný

unøjagtig

ungenau

inexact

ónákvæmur

inesatto impreciso

neprecīzs

двусмысленный неподходящий неточный

hatalıtam/doğru değilyanlış

不精确的

inexact

[ˌɪnɪgˈzækt] ADJ → inexacto

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inexact

[ˌɪnɪgˈzækt] adj → inexact(e)

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inexact

adj, inexactly

adv → ungenau

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inexact

[ˌɪnɪgˈzækt] adj → inesatto/a, impreciso/a

inexact

(inigˈzӕkt) adjective

not quite correct, exact or true. an inexact description.

ˌinexˈactness noun

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Did I think them stupid, obscure, inexact? No, I understood him, and exactly as he understands the words.

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If you have been inexact in any point you had better correct it."

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Meanwhile many of the milkmaids had said to one another of the newcomer, "How pretty she is!" with something of real generosity and admiration, though with a half hope that the auditors would qualify the assertion--which, strictly speaking, they might have done, prettiness being an inexact definition of what struck the eye in Tess.

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Fred did not enter into formal reasons, which are a very artificial, inexact way of representing the tingling returns of old habit, and the caprices of young blood: but there was lurking in him a prophetic sense that evening, that when he began to play he should also begin to bet--that he should enjoy some punch-drinking, and in general prepare himself for feeling "rather seedy" in the morning.

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[USA], July 18 (ANI): Contradicting that software can detect emotions from the face, a new report has found that facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person's feelings, behaviour or intention.

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Steve Smith, CFO of Inseego, said: "Restructuring is a tough, inexact science.

Inseego sees Q1 revenue $45M-$50M, consensus $52.6M

In our nonlinear BDDC method with inexact solvers, the nonlinear problem

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There are several methods available for solving determinate deterministic convex semidefinite programs and their special cases, which include the accelerated proximal gradient method [8], the alternating projection method [6], the quasi-Newton method [12], the inexact semismooth Newton-CG method [13], and the inexact interior-point method [14].

Inexact SA Method for Constrained Stochastic Convex SDP and Application in Chinese Stock Market

As a nonlinear inversion method, inexact Newton method has been extensively utilized in microwave imaging because of its quadratic convergence rate and efficiency in reconstructing domains with strong scattering targets.

Nonlinear Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering Imaging Based on IN-LSQR

Of course, recruitment in football is an inexact science.

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At the moment, politicians prefer economics, an inexact science, which after two centuries has no laws, just many theories --some of which offend intelligence.