inexact

English

Etymology

From French inexact.

Adjective

inexact (comparative more inexact, superlative most inexact)

1. Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
2. Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated.
   • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 7:

     At the same time, we were cognisant that careful scholars should never solely rely on their own impressionistic observations, and, that our own impressions were inexact and not capable of being quantified.

3. (physics, of a differential) having a path-dependent integral

Synonyms

• (imperfectly conforming): imperfect, imprecise
• (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated): loose

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “precisely agreeing”): exact, perfect, precise
• (antonym(s) of “precisely or definitely conceived or stated”): exact, strict
• (antonym(s) of “having a path-dependent integral”): exact

Derived terms

• inexactly
• inexactness

Translations

imperfectly conforming

• Bulgarian: неточен (bg) (netočen)
• Catalan: inexacte
• Hungarian: pontatlan (hu)
• Russian: неподходя́щий (ru) (nepodxodjáščij)
• Spanish: inexacto (es)
• Tagalog: disingkad

imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated

• Russian: нето́чный (ru) (netóčnyj), двусмы́сленный (ru) (dvusmýslennyj)
• Swedish: oexakt, oprecis (sv)
• Tagalog: disingkad

having a path-dependent integral

• Tagalog: disingkad

Anagrams

• Texican

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ exact.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.nɛɡ.zakt/

Adjective

inexact (feminine inexacte, masculine plural inexacts, feminine plural inexactes)

1. inexact (not exact)

   Antonym: exact

   • 2020 June 19, “Stopper la haine sur Internet”, in Le Monde‎^[1]:

     Le lourd formalisme exigé des éventuels plaignants et l’amende prévue en cas de dénonciation inexacte, rendent ce texte inopérant.

     The cumbersome formalities required of potential complainants and the fine provided for in the event of an inaccurate report make the law ineffective.

Further reading

• “inexact”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inexact. Equivalent to in- +‎ exact.

Adjective

inexact m or n (feminine singular inexactă, masculine plural inexacți, feminine/neuter plural inexacte)

1. inaccurate

Declension

Declension of inexact

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	inexact		inexactă	inexacți	inexacte
	definite	inexactul		inexacta	inexacții	inexactele
genitive- dative	indefinite	inexact		inexacte	inexacți	inexacte
	definite	inexactului		inexactei	inexacților	inexactelor