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inexactness

[/ɪnɪɡˈzæktənəs/]
nounpl: inexactnesses
imprecisão
1. The quality or state of being inexact; lack of precision or accuracy
The inexactness of the measurements led to errors in the construction.
A imprecisão das medições levou a erros na construção.
2. An instance or example of something that is not exact or accurate
There were several inexactnesses in the historical report.
Havia várias imprecisões no relatório histórico.
Synonyms
imprecisioninaccuracyvaguenessloosenessapproximationinaccurateness
Antonyms
exactnessaccuracyprecisioncorrectnessexactitude

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
imprecisão
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
imprecisão
Standard usage
Portugal
imprecisão
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

lack of precision
room for error
ballpark figure
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