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Inexactness

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in·ex·act  (ng-zkt)
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.
inex·actly adv.
inex·actness n.
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Noun1.inexactness - the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
inexactitude
inaccuracy - the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
impreciseness, imprecision - the quality of lacking precision
exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"


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Passepartout, who had conscientiously studied the programme of his duties, was more than surprised to see his master guilty of the inexactness of appearing at this unaccustomed hour; for, according to rule, he was not due in Saville Row until precisely midnight.
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Repetition may be bad, but surely inexactness is worse.
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