1
as in approximate
not precisely correct
a thousand is an inexact figure for the number of islands in the St. Lawrence River
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2
as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
an inexact and misleading statement regarding the number of combat casualties
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Recent Examples of inexact
Isotopic analysis of the elements that make up the ice can give an inexact but useful indication of the temperature at which the ice was formed.
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Carly Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The math, though, is a little more difficult and inexact.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
As an American holiday, Cinco de Mayo can often feel inexact.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 May 2024
That’s why historical comparisons are a tad inexact.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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Carly Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The math, though, is a little more difficult and inexact.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
As an American holiday, Cinco de Mayo can often feel inexact.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 May 2024
That’s why historical comparisons are a tad inexact.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexact
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If the task is unfamiliar or infrequently performed, intuitive estimates of time duration are approximate at best.—
Mark Settle,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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According to Trade Partnership Worldwide’s analysis of the approximate value of the new EU tariffs, businesses in the United States will pay a price tag of around $2.9 billion per week, or $409.5 million per day, with the drug industry taking the biggest hit.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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According to the Financial Times, the erroneous internal transfer occurred in April 2024 and was missed by a payments employee and a second official assigned to check the transaction before it was cleared to be processed at the start of business the next day.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Our inquiry to the hospital was due to an erroneous order of a separate inpatient stay request.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Maybe the most contentious issue ever to divide these two camps is whether or not to replace notoriously inaccurate human home plate umpires with less fallible machines.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
21 Feb. 2025
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A lot of us in the field, regardless of speciality, like to poke fun at how inaccurate things are depicted on television.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Fixes an issue where certain text hints in combat were incorrect when using a Friend's Support character Trailblazer.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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But a New York Times analysis of the $55 billion in savings claimed by DOGE found that the math is marred with accounting errors, incorrect assumptions, outdated data and other mistakes.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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This reveals Wrexham have still been creating more than the opposition, suggesting there wasn’t a lot wrong and that an upturn in individual form, as happened at Mansfield with the back three, will bring the necessary results to stay in the promotion hunt.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Remains of Shiri Bibas returned, family says The latest hostage exchange is going ahead after tensions mounted over a grisly and heart-wrenching dispute triggered this week when Hamas initially handed over the wrong body for Shiri Bibas, an Israeli mother of two young boys abducted by militants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes this was a result of imprecise aircraft—an obstacle that today’s technology has overcome.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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But what if the data-feeding AI is imprecise because it is based on studies that are not representative of diverse populations?—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Inexact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexact. Accessed 7 Mar. 2025.
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