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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

inesattezza

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inezatˈtettsa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inexactness/ˌɪn.ɪɡˈzækt.nəs/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Questa inesattezza nel report deve essere corretta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being not quite exact or accurate; lack of precision.

    "The scientist acknowledged the inherent inexactness of the initial measurements."
  2. 2

    An error or failure to be completely accurate or correct in detail.

    "The audit revealed several minor inexactnesses in the financial reporting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'exact', which stems from the Latin 'exactus' (the past participle of 'exigere', meaning 'to demand, measure, or test'). The nominal suffix '-ness' was added in Middle English to form a noun indicating a state or quality of lacking precision.

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