单词 | inexactness |
释义 | inexactnessn. The quality of being inexact; want of precision; inaccuracy. Also with an and plural: An instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] wrongc1620 obliquity1646 untrueness1652 unaccurateness1659 inaccuracy1671 unexactness1677 unaccuracy1702 wrongness1726 looseness1769 inexactitude1786 imprecision1803 inexactness1828 impreciseness1907 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > instance of inaccuracy1690 inaccurateness1699 inexactness1828 inexactitude1875 not-quite1948 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Inexactness, incorrectness; want of precision. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iii. §25. 92 An..instance of literal inexactness in the Gospel narratives. 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. I. 75/1 They do exclude wit, which sometimes shows inexactnesses where mensuration would be tardy and incommodious. 1899 Q. Rev. Jan. 113 To sweep it [language] away because of its inadequacy and inexactness would be to sweep away the thoughts which it has more or less inadequately preserved. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < |
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