1. the quality or state of being inexact; lack of precision or accuracy
Usage: formal

Examples

• The inexactitude of the measurements led to errors in the construction project.
• Historical records from that period are marked by inexactitude and conflicting accounts.
• The scientist criticized the inexactitude of the data collection methods.
• Due to the inexactitude of the translation, the meaning was somewhat unclear.
• The inexactitude of his memory made him an unreliable witness.
• Weather forecasting involves some degree of inexactitude despite modern technology.