Inexact

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  • adjective. Not strictly accurate or precise; not exact.
  • adjective. Not rigorous or meticulous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not exact; not precisely correct, accurate, or punctual.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
  • adjective. Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated
  • adjective. having a path-dependent integral
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. not exact
  • Word Usage
    "Legend of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon = = weren't hanging at all but an inexact translation of the Greek word '' kremastos '' or the Latin word '' pensilis '', which mean not just "hanging", but "overhanging" as in the case of a terrace or balcony were described by Greek historians including Berossus and Diodorus Siculus, who apparently never saw them."
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    accurate  exact  perfect  precise  strict  
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    abstract  act  attacked  attract  backed  
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