inexact
playSimple Definition of inexact
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: not completely correct or precise : not exact
Full Definition of inexact
1 : not precisely correct or true : inaccurate <an inexact translation>
2 : not rigorous and careful <an inexact thinker>
Examples of inexact in a sentence
The measurements were somewhat inexact, but they were close enough.
<a thousand is an inexact figure for the number of islands in the St. Lawrence River>
Origin and Etymology of inexact
French, from in- + exact exact
First Known Use: circa 1828
INEXACT Defined for Kids
inexact
playDefinition of inexact for Students
: inaccurate <an inexact measurement>
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