imprecision
pronunciation
How to pronounce imprecision in British English:
UK [ˌɪmprɪ'sɪʒn]
How to pronounce imprecision in American English:
US [ˌɪmprɪ'sɪʒn]
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- Noun:
- the quality of lacking precision
Word Origin
- imprecision (n.)
- 1803, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + precision.
Example
- 1. If you are willing to accept a little more imprecision , even simpler approaches are possible .
- 2. Because of such imprecision , disambiguation algorithms can 't assign each scientist a single , unique number .
- 3. Genetic heterogeneity , combined with phenotypic imprecision and poor marker coverage , has contributed to the difficulty in defining risk variants .
- 4. He uses political language with an imprecision that I find worrying .
- 5. But they worry about descending into a valley of imprecision and ineloquence before they master the alternative tricks and tactics required by any new ascent .