inexactness
/,inig'zæktitju:d/ Cách viết khác : (inexactness) /,inig'zæktnis/
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Definition
Noun: * The quality of being inaccurate and having errors: The state or condition of not being precisely correct, accurate, or exact; a lack of exactness.
Usage
- Inexactness is an uncountable noun used to describe a general quality or characteristic of something. It refers to the degree to which something is not exact.
- It is often used in formal, academic, or technical contexts when discussing measurements, data, language, descriptions, or methods.
- It can be modified by adjectives like "slight," "considerable," "inherent," or "deliberate."
Examples
- The inexactness of the historical records makes it difficult to determine the exact date.
- A certain degree of inexactness is acceptable in this preliminary estimate.
- The scientist noted the inexactness of the measuring instrument in her report.
- The translation suffered from some inexactness in conveying the original idiom.
Advanced Usage
- "Tolerate a degree of inexactness": To accept a certain level of imprecision.
- In early-stage design, we can tolerate a degree of inexactness in the calculations.
- "Inherent inexactness": Imprecision that is a natural, built-in feature of something.
- The inexactness of predicting human behavior is inherent to the social sciences.
Variants and Related Words
- Inexact (adjective): Not exact; not strictly accurate or precise.
- The figures were inexact but useful for a general overview.
- Exactness (noun): The quality of being accurate or precise. (Antonym)
- The success of the experiment depended on the exactness of the measurements.
Synonyms
- Imprecision: Lack of exactness or accuracy.
- Inaccuracy: The quality of being not correct or precise.
- Approximation: A value or quantity that is nearly but not exactly correct.
Antonyms
- Exactness
- Precision
- Accuracy
Noun
- the quality of being inaccurate and having errors