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—inexactly, adv. —inexactness, n./in'ig zakt"/, adj.not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.[1820-30; IN-3 + EXACT]
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inexact — inexact, acte [ inɛgza(kt), akt ] adj. • 1689; de 1. in et exact 1 ♦ Qui n est pas exact, n est pas conforme à la réalité ou à la vérité. ⇒ 1. faux. Renseignements, détails inexacts. ⇒ erroné. Calcul inexact. Il est inexact de le prétendre. Non,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inexact — INEXÁCT, Ă, inexacţi, te, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Care nu este exact; neadevărat, neexact, greşit, incorect. ♦ (Despre oameni) Care nu este punctual. – Din fr. inexact. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 Inexact ≠ exact, precis Trimis … Dicționar Român
Inexact — In ex*act , a. [Pref. in not + exact: cf. F. inexact.] Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inexact — inexact, acte (i né gzakt, gza kt ; voy. EXACT pour la prononciation de la finale) adj. 1° Qui n est pas exact, en parlant des choses. Copie inexacte. 2° Qui n est pas exact, en parlant des personnes. C est un homme fort inexact. ÉTYMOLOGIE… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
inexact — I adjective ambiguous, approximate, approximative, broad, careless, crude, erroneous, estimated, faulty, flawed, general, guessed, haud accuratus, hazy, imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, loose, miscalculated, misfigured, misinterpreted … Law dictionary
inexact — 1828, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + EXACT (Cf. exact). Related: Inexactly … Etymology dictionary
inexact — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not quite accurate. DERIVATIVES inexactitude noun inexactly adverb inexactness noun … English terms dictionary
inexact — [in΄eg zakt′, in΄igzakt′] adj. not exact; not accurate or precise inexactitude [in΄egzak′tə to͞od΄, in΄igzak′tə to͞od΄, in΄egzak′tətyo͞od΄, in΄ig zak′tətyo͞od΄] n. inexactness inexactly adv … English World dictionary
INEXACT — ACTE. adj. Qui manque d exactitude. Calcul inexact. Copie inexacte. Image inexacte de la réalité. Il se dit aussi Des personnes. Copiste inexact. C est un homme fort inexact … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
inexact — [[t]ɪ̱nɪgzæ̱kt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is inexact is not precise or accurate. Both explanations were inexact... Forecasting was an inexact science. Ant: exact … English dictionary
inexact — adjective Etymology: French, from in + exact exact Date: circa 1828 1. not precisely correct or true ; inaccurate < an inexact translation > 2. not rigorous and careful < an inexact thinker > • inexactly adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
