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in·ex·act

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–adjective

not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.

[Origin: 1820–30; in-³ + exact

]

—Related forms

in·ex·act·ly, adverb

in·ex·act·ness, noun

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in·ex·act Audio Help (ĭn'ĭg-zākt') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Not strictly accurate or precise; not exact: an inexact quotation; an inexact description of what had taken place.
Not rigorous or meticulous: an inexact mind; an inexact method.

in'ex·act'ly adv., in'ex·act'ness n.

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inexact
adjective
not exact [ant: exact]

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inexact [inigˈzӕkt] adjective

not quite correct, exact or true
Example: an inexact description

Arabic:	غَيْر مَضْبوط، غَيْر صَحيح
Chinese (Simplified):	不精确的
Chinese (Traditional):	不精確的
Czech:	nepřesný
Danish:	unøjagtig
Dutch:	onnauwkeurig
Estonian:	ebatäpne
Finnish:	epätarkka
French:	inexact
German:	ungenau
Greek:	ανακριβής
Hungarian:	pontatlan
Icelandic:	ónákvæmur
Indonesian:	kurang tepat
Italian:	inesatto

Japanese:	不正確な
Korean:	부정확한
Latvian:	neprecīzs
Lithuanian:	netikslus
Norwegian:	upresis, unøyaktig
Polish:	niedokładny
Portuguese (Brazil):	inexato
Portuguese (Portugal):	inexacto
Romanian:	inexact
Russian:	неточный
Slovak:	nepresný
Slovenian:	nenatančen
Spanish:	inexacto
Swedish:	inexakt, inte fullt riktig
Turkish:	tam, *doğru değil, yanlış, hatalı