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
The math, though, is a little more difficult and inexact.
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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
Projecting prospects is an inexact science, so presuming any of Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido or Will Wagner will morph into meaningful major leaguers is dangerous.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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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
Projecting prospects is an inexact science, so presuming any of Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido or Will Wagner will morph into meaningful major leaguers is dangerous.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexact
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For example, a weather app may need approximate location data, but a flashlight app does not.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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While the tech layoffs in the Bay Area during 2024 were significant, that number is nevertheless 16.7% below the approximate 21,600 jobs that the tech industry slashed in the nine-county region in 2023, the EDD WARN notices show.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The lack of clear details in recent warnings, along with several erroneous alerts, have led some residents to take the messages less seriously.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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There is also a question whether the IRS has authority to assert penalties on refund claims of employment taxes as the statute that normally allows the IRS to assert penalties on erroneous claims for refund only applies to income taxes.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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River ice may also cause gauge observations to be inaccurate.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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While conservatives are more likely to spread information that fact-checkers deem inaccurate, there's no available data to substantiate the allegation that conservatives are unfairly targeted by fact-checkers.—
Lisa Hagen,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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For example, malfunctioning sensors, unreliable asset location or gaps in data collection can produce incorrect conclusions about asset movement, leading to questionable insights.—
Fabio Belloni,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In that case, Fox made a modest admission that incorrect claims had been made, but Dominion Voting Systems was able to reveal the size of the settlement — the more telling concession.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Not that there’s anything wrong with people there, but no one should have that much knowledge about what people think about you.—
Ian Cohen,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2025
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But Vučević is regressing rapidly to the mean at the absolute wrong stretch, plummeting below 27% shooting behind the arc in January.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 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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In Early January Sale Other days, his turnovers are problematic — his passing has been imprecise this season.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Inexact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexact. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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