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inexact

inaccurate, inexact

adjective ee-neg-ZAKT Rare

Also means

incorrect, wrong

Usage Note

Inexact means not factually correct or not precise — une information inexacte ('inaccurate information'). The feminine form is inexacte; the derived noun inexactitude ('inaccuracy') is common in formal writing. Note that the 'x' is pronounced /gz/ in this word, as in exact.

Examples

"Cette affirmation est inexacte."

Natural Translation

That claim is inaccurate.

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