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inexactitude

[ in-ig-zak-ti-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
  2. an instance of this.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inexactitude1

From French, dating back to 1780–90; in- 3, exactitude
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Example Sentences

I was taught at Cambridge University that though one could not say something such as “Mr. so-and-so is a liar,” it was permissible to say, “the Right Honorable so-and-so is guilty of a ‘terminological inexactitude.’”

It contains the code of information that allows it to replicate, and does so with enough inexactitude to allow natural selection to work its wonders.

The OAS fired back, saying the researchers’ analysis contained “countless falsehoods, inexactitudes and omissions.”

The dragon, the griffin, the unicorn, the phoenix, the centaur—these and more are represented in Muggle works of that period, though usually with almost comical inexactitude.

Given this level of inexactitude, court findings are imprecise, sometimes criticized for findings of guilt or innocence.

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