inexactitude
1
8.6
- noun
- /ˌɪnɪɡˈzæktɪtjuːd/
:
inexactitud
- The scientist noted the inexactitude of the measurements taken during the experiment.
Do you have, what have your observations been about this tolerance for inexactitude and, and, and how that played out in their worldview?
- Do you have, what have your observations been about this tolerance for inexactitude and, and, and how that played out in their worldview?
Examples
-
One example of its inexactitude was that while Paul included "male or female" as indistinguishable in Christ (in Galatians), he omitted women from the formula in Corinthians, falling back on women's subordination to men and forbidding them to speak in the congregation.
Academic text (1994) -
I deeply apologize for the extension of my ramblings and the inexactitude of my English.
Blog text (22) -
These differing reports demonstrate the inexactitude of social analytics, as every company has its own measurement system.
Blog text (19) -
His inexactitude in reporting the figures led to confusion among the team.
-
The inexactitude of the map made it difficult for us to find the correct location.
Synonyms
24
4.9
A mistake in information or measurement
3
6.5
A thing that is not exact or clear, for example a measurement
1
5.3
A lack of strictness or exactness in how something is done
A lack of accuracy or exact detail
Not being exact causes mistakes
Antonyms
Compounds
How Exact
169
3.8
- Specialized
157
4.2
1
8.6
24
4.9
22
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inexactitude is built from the parts in- ('not'), exact ('correct' or 'precise'), and the ending -itude ('state'), like the ending in 'gratitude'. So inexactitude is literally the 'state of not being exact', which is why it means 'inaccuracy' or 'imprecision'.