inexact
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French inexact
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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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
inexact (feminine inexacte, masculine plural inexacts, feminine plural inexactes)
- inexact (not exact)
Antonyms
Further reading
- “inexact”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.