inexactness

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“The reality is there is inexactness in a huge range of terminology within the foundation sector,” said Lori Villarosa, PRE’s executive director.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

The inexactness of the tools leaves holes in what researchers can reasonably say about boredom.

From Nature • Jan. 11, 2016

“For consequential problems, where inexact results could cause a bridge to be misdesigned, or erroneous conclusions about the mechanics of climate, the inexactness is problematic.”

From New York Times • May 11, 2015

Railroading was organized to move thousands of tons of goods at extremely high speeds and split-minute timing, the exactness or inexactness of which spelled increased savings or costs for shippers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just there, in fact, is the justification of Plato's peculiar dialectical method, of its inexactness, its hesitancy, its scruples and reserve, as if he feared to obtrude knowledge on an unworthy receiver.

From Plato and Platonism by Pater, Walter