Antonyms for inexactness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-ig-zakt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɪgˈzækt


Definition of inexactness

Origin :
  • 1828, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + exact. Related: Inexactly.
  • As in inaccuracy : noun error, erroneousness
  • As in speciousness : noun fallacy
  • As in spuriousness : noun fallacy
  • As in fallacy : noun illusion, misconception
Example sentences :
  • To correct the inexactness of the expression, we add, "but not with unity."
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • Investigators are then apt to become loud in their complaints of its inexactness.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson
  • Does not the second letter correct the inexactness of the first?
  • Extract from : « Giorgione » by Herbert Cook
  • Still, for our present purpose, an important consequence of the inexactness is clear.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson
  • Inexactness of expression, and bad logic do not necessarily indicate unsound faith.
  • Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 » by Various
  • An accurate writer avoids looseness of thinking and inexactness of expression as he avoids libel.
  • Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
  • But more correct measurements showed that these figures were not quite exact, and the fraction of inexactness killed the theory.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Evolution » by Joseph McCabe
  • The vagueness and inexactness of the word "utility," or the word "good," disappears when we reach the word "value."
  • Extract from : « The Principles of Economics » by Frank A. Fetter
  • How then has this notion of the inexactness of Biological science come about?
  • Extract from : « Man's Place in Nature and Other Essays » by Thomas Henry Huxley
  • Inexactness of observation is sure sooner or later to be detected, and to be visited on the head of the man who commits it.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899 » by Various

Synonyms for inexactness

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