underspecified
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7.7
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈspɛsɪfaɪd/
- Specialized
:
poco especificado
- First, phonological representations may be degraded, fuzzy, and underspecified, which results in a loss of some phonetic features before they are compared or repeated, resulting in poor decoding skills.
Examples
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His answer to the question was underspecified, making it hard for others to understand his viewpoint.
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The instructions for the project were underspecified, leaving the team confused about what was required.
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Part of the problem is that we are trained like monkeys to make decisions on underspecified problems of this form all the time.
Blog text (25) -
For now, however, it is highly underspecified and allows for so many possibilities that it is difficult to employ.
Academic text (1998) -
This is what one might expect from a highly underspecified model of the causes of the width and density of tree rings.
Blog text (20) -
Second, the "thumb on the scale" in favor of corporations as against unions is underspecified.
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So you'd, you'd have to, you know, that's all underspecified in film, right in, in.
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Doing multivariate analysis with underspecified models, small samples, and metrics with large error terms is questionable at the best of times.
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When discussing the proposal, she noted that several key points were underspecified, which could lead to misunderstandings.
Synonyms
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4.8
Something that does not give clear details
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5.3
Not clearly limited or described
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6.5
Not clearly or exactly stated
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5.8
Not clear or detailed enough to be useful
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6.4
Not given any written or spoken explanation
Not stated or described in detail
Not said or written clearly so people do not understand it
Not having many specific details
Not fully developed and lacking important details
Something that is simple and without much decoration
Not clearly separated from other things and lacking clear edges
Not explained clearly for people to understand
Difficult to understand
Antonyms
How Specified
- Formal
- Specialized
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7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underspecified breaks into under- meaning 'not enough' and specify meaning 'to give details', so it literally means 'not given enough details'; think of a recipe missing steps, which makes it hard to follow.