inexact - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • exception: See Section 13.2 for details of the inexact exception.
  • science: Dating Medieval Bench Ends Applying precise dates to bench ends is an inexact science to say the least.
  • result: If this rounding mode is specified on an operation that yields an inexact result, an ArithmeticException is thrown.
  • knowledge: Therefore practical knowledge, because it deals with particulars, admits of only inexact knowledge.
  • matching: Vision tasks under study include feature detection and tracking in 2D and 3D, inexact graph matching, surface reconstruction and surface curvature analysis.
  • translation: The second reason is that it is just an inexact translation.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: The relationship between modern and old hundreds is very inexact; modern hundreds have little use today.
  • somewhat: Custom and language were both somewhat inexact in their reflection of the accepted border of the duchy.
  • necessarily: Also, since all operations are performed with finite precision, the results are of limited precision and necessarily inexact.
  • often: Where there seem to be allusions to the scriptures, they are often inexact.
  • only: Therefore practical knowledge, because it deals with particulars, admits of only inexact knowledge.

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