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Webster 1913 Edition
Inexact
Inˊex-act′
,Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + exact
: cf. F. inexact
.] Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inexact
INEXACT'
,Adj.
Definition 2024
inexact
inexact
English
Adjective
inexact (comparative more inexact, superlative most inexact)
- Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
- Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated
- (physics, of a differential) having a path-dependent integral
Synonyms
- (imperfectly conforming): imperfect, imprecise
- (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated): loose
Antonyms
- (precisely agreeing): exact, perfect, precise
- (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): exact, strict
- (having a path-dependent integral): exact
Translations
imperfectly conforming
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imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated
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having a path-dependent integral
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