inexactness

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Noun
  • The second inaccuracy that undergirds this executive order is that there is rampant fraud in mail-in voting.
    John E. Jones III, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
  • These past errors created a significant backlog of registration inaccuracies that must be addressed with urgency before the upcoming May elections and the 2026 cycle.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • A certain amount of confusion and imprecision is built into the use of the term.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The evidence is considered very low certainty due to the studies’ risk of bias, inconsistency, and imprecision.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Inexactness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexactness. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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