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Dictionary: in·ex·act   (ĭn'ĭg-zăkt') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not strictly accurate or precise; not exact: an inexact quotation; an inexact description of what had taken place.
  2. Not rigorous or meticulous: an inexact mind; an inexact method.
inexactly in'ex·act'ly adv.
inexactness in'ex·act'ness n.

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adjective

  1. Lacking precise limits: indefinite, indeterminate, undetermined. See limited/unlimited.
  2. Lacking literal exactness: free, loose. See precise/imprecise.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not exact
  Antonym: exact (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not precisely accurate
  Synonym: inaccurate


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - unøjagtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onnauwkeurig, niet precies

Français (French)
adj. - inexact

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungenau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανακριβής, ανακριβούς διατυπώσεως ή περιεχομένου

Italiano (Italian)
inesatto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inexato

Русский (Russian)
неточный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inexacto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - inexakt, onöjaktig, inadekvat

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不正确的, 不精密的, 不确实的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不正確的, 不精密的, 不確實的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 엄밀하지 못한, 부정확한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 厳密でない, 不正確な, 精密でない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير دقيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מדוייק‬


 
 
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