"inexact" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inexact [comparative], most inexact [superlative]
Etymology: From French inexact. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|inexact}} French inexact Head templates: {{en-adj}} inexact (comparative more inexact, superlative most inexact)
  1. Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect. Synonyms (imperfectly conforming): imperfect, imprecise Translations (imperfectly conforming): неточен (netočen) (Bulgarian), inexacte (Catalan), pontatlan (Hungarian), неподходя́щий (nepodxodjáščij) (Russian), inexacto (Spanish), disingkad (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-inexact-en-adj-5SWJjrm3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 26 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 23 25 Disambiguation of 'imperfectly conforming': 89 7 4 Disambiguation of 'imperfectly conforming': 89 7 4
  2. Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated. Synonyms (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated): loose Translations (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated): нето́чный (netóčnyj) (Russian), двусмы́сленный (dvusmýslennyj) (Russian), oexakt (Swedish), oprecis (Swedish), disingkad (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-inexact-en-adj-kel8kl92 Disambiguation of 'imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated': 5 93 1 Disambiguation of 'imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated': 4 94 2
  3. (physics, of a differential) having a path-dependent integral Categories (topical): Physics Translations (having a path-dependent integral): disingkad (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-inexact-en-adj-s2KiP7t8 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'having a path-dependent integral': 1 1 98

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