imprecision

See also: imprécision and imprecisión

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ precision.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/, [ˌɪm.pɹɪˈsɪʒ.n̩]
• Rhymes: -ɪʒən

Noun

imprecision (countable and uncountable, plural imprecisions)

1. A lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy.
   • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 459:

     The imprecision with which Classical authors grouped various peoples of North-Africa together under terms like Afri or Punici.

Translations

lack of precision

Bulgarian: неточност (bg) f (netočnost) Finnish: epätarkkuus, epätäsmällisyys (fi) French: imprécision (fr) f Greek: ανακρίβεια (el) f (anakríveia) Portuguese: imprecisão (pt) f Romanian: imprecizie (ro) f

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “imprecision”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “imprecision”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.