imprecision

imprecision

See also: imprécision and imprecisión

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ precision.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʒən

Noun

imprecision (countable and uncountable, plural imprecisions)

1. lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy

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

• imprecision in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• imprecision in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.