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impreciseness

impreciseness

7.9
Not being exact causes mistakes
  • noun
  • /ˌɪmprɪˈsiːznəs/
translation icon : imprecisión
  • Legal documents should avoid impreciseness to prevent misunderstandings.

Examples

  • The impreciseness of the measurements caused the experiment to fail.

  • Her instructions suffered from impreciseness, leaving the team unsure how to proceed.

  • The impreciseness of the measurements led to errors in the experiment.

  • Her explanation was filled with impreciseness and confusion.

  • The impreciseness of the report led to confusion during the meeting.

  • Her impreciseness in detailing the project requirements caused several delays.

  • The teacher noted the impreciseness in the student's answers on the exam.

Synonyms

inaccuracy
vsimpreciseness
24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

refers to poor exactness or vagueness rather than being outright wrong
vagueness
vsimpreciseness
8 6.1

Lack of clear or exact meaning that makes things hard to understand

focuses on measurement accuracy and precise detail rather than unclear meaning
imprecision
vsimpreciseness
3 6.5

A thing that is not exact or clear, for example a measurement

is the same idea expressed as a different word form
inexactitude
vsimpreciseness
1 8.6

A lack of exactness or accuracy

focuses more on vagueness and general lack of precision rather than errors
looseness
vsimpreciseness
1 5.3

A lack of strictness or exactness in how something is done

means missing precise accuracy rather than just relaxed rules or standards
murkiness
vsimpreciseness
1 6.7

Unclear or hidden information that is hard to understand

focuses on simple lack of exactness rather than deliberate opacity in communication
inexactness
vsimpreciseness
7.2

A lack of accuracy or exact detail

also covers unclear meaning and outright incorrectness besides poor precision
indefinity
vsimpreciseness
9.9

The state of being vague or not clear

is about lack of exactness and possible incorrectness rather than mere vagueness
indeterminateness
vsimpreciseness
9.9

A situation where meaning is not clear or exact

stresses measurable lack of accuracy rather than simply being undefined or vague
unclearness
vsimpreciseness
7.7

A situation when something is hard to understand

refers mainly to missing precision and exact detail rather than general obscurity

Antonyms

precision
  • Specialized
157 4.2

The quality of being exact and giving the same result when repeated

152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

How Precise

precision
  • Specialized
157 4.2
accuracy
169 3.8
approximation
22 4.4
impreciseness
7.9
vagueness
8 6.1

Surface Forms

impreciseness singular

Morphology

impreciseness = imprecise (transparent) = im + precise + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'imprecise' indicating a state or quality.

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'.