impreciseness
- noun
- /ˌɪmprɪˈsiːznəs/
- Legal documents should avoid impreciseness to prevent misunderstandings.
Examples
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The impreciseness of the measurements caused the experiment to fail.
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Her instructions suffered from impreciseness, leaving the team unsure how to proceed.
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The impreciseness of the measurements led to errors in the experiment.
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Her explanation was filled with impreciseness and confusion.
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The impreciseness of the report led to confusion during the meeting.
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Her impreciseness in detailing the project requirements caused several delays.
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The teacher noted the impreciseness in the student's answers on the exam.
Synonyms
A mistake in information or measurement
Lack of clear or exact meaning that makes things hard to understand
A thing that is not exact or clear, for example a measurement
A lack of exactness or accuracy
A lack of strictness or exactness in how something is done
Unclear or hidden information that is hard to understand
A lack of accuracy or exact detail
The state of being vague or not clear
A situation where meaning is not clear or exact
A situation when something is hard to understand
Antonyms
How Precise
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impreciseness breaks into im- meaning 'not', precise meaning 'exact', and -ness which makes it a noun. Think of precision ('exactness'); impreciseness therefore means 'not exact' or a 'lack of accuracy'.