Inexact
adjective
Not completely accurate or correct.
The measurements were inexact, so the final product was flawed.
Often appears as...
- inexact measurement
- inexact science
adjective
Not completely accurate or correct.
The measurements were inexact, so the final product was flawed.
Often appears as...
- inexact measurement
- inexact science
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'inexact' when precision is expected but not achieved. It implies potential problems due to the lack of accuracy.
Engineers avoid inexact calculations to ensure safety.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Nature
'Inexact' may suggest an acceptable level of precision in some subjects like art, while in science it’s usually negative.
Poetry relies on inexact language to create beauty.
Pro Tip 3/3Derived Nuances
'Inexact' can indicate a need for further investigation or questioning when used to describe unclear results.
Their inexact findings prompted a new study.
Compare with
approximateerroneousfaultyflawimpreciseinaccurateincorrectmistaken
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Quote examples
Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can't put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide.
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Paul Samuelson
American Economist
The parts of physics that are exact are the parts of physics that are exact. The parts that are inexact are vastly greater. Sensible scientists don't waste their time pushing against doors that endlessly will not give. They are opportunistic and go where they can, but there are pitfalls in that.
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Peter Ackroyd
British Author
Thomas More's birth was noted by his father upon a blank page at the back of a copy of Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae'; for a lawyer John More was remarkably inexact in his references to that natal year, and the date has been moved from 1477 to 1478 and back again.
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Kapil Sharma
Indian Comedian
The problem with feature filmmaking is that it offers you this mirage of being able to achieve perfection, as the theory of it is that you have control of every part of the film, though in reality, it is as inexact as the next thing in your life.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
My father was a research scientist in tropical medicine, so I always assumed I would be a scientist, too. I felt that medicine was too vague and inexact, so I chose physics.
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Terry Teachout
American Critic
I suspect that most playgoers don't understand how inexact a science literary translation is. Even the simplest of lines may lend itself to multiple renderings.
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Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can't put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide.
Quote examples
Paul Samuelson
American Economist
The parts of physics that are exact are the parts of physics that are exact. The parts that are inexact are vastly greater. Sensible scientists don't waste their time pushing against doors that endlessly will not give. They are opportunistic and go where they can, but there are pitfalls in that.
Quote examples
Peter Ackroyd
British Author
Thomas More's birth was noted by his father upon a blank page at the back of a copy of Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae'; for a lawyer John More was remarkably inexact in his references to that natal year, and the date has been moved from 1477 to 1478 and back again.
Quote examples
Kapil Sharma
Indian Comedian
The problem with feature filmmaking is that it offers you this mirage of being able to achieve perfection, as the theory of it is that you have control of every part of the film, though in reality, it is as inexact as the next thing in your life.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
My father was a research scientist in tropical medicine, so I always assumed I would be a scientist, too. I felt that medicine was too vague and inexact, so I chose physics.
Quote examples
Terry Teachout
American Critic
I suspect that most playgoers don't understand how inexact a science literary translation is. Even the simplest of lines may lend itself to multiple renderings.
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