inexactitude
noun
in·ex·ac·ti·tude
(ˌ)i-ˌnig-ˈzak-tə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
1
: lack of exactitude or precision
2
: an instance of inexactness
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So much of the film turns on such evocative inexactitude, on our ability to wonder (and wander) about the image.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes, not to mention the grumbling.
—Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018
For people like Davis, there is clearly a freedom that comes with this inexactitude.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 3 Apr. 2018
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes, not to mention the grumbling.
—Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018
For people like Davis, there is clearly a freedom that comes with this inexactitude.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 3 Apr. 2018
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“Inexactitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexactitude. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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