Inexact

Origin

From French inexact

Full definition of inexact

Adjective

1. Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
2. Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated
3. (physics, of a differential) having a path-dependent integral

Synonyms

• (imperfectly conforming) imperfect, imprecise
• (imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated) loose

Antonyms

• (precisely agreeing) exact, perfect, precise
• (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) exact, strict
• (having a path-dependent integral) exact