No. 15,282 in German
ungenau
Imprecise; inaccurate.
In a sentence
Der Bericht war sehr ungenau.
The report was very inaccurate.
In this sentence, 'ungenau' is used to describe the report as having inaccuracies or lacking precision.
Seine Angaben über die Zeit waren ungenau.
His statements about the time were imprecise.
Here, 'ungenau' refers to the statements being vague or not specific regarding the time.
Dieses Lineal ist ungenau und kann nicht für präzise Messungen genutzt werden.
This ruler is inaccurate and cannot be used for precise measurements.
The term 'ungenau' in this context describes the ruler as being faulty or not suitable for detailed measurements.
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