imprecision

See also: imprécision and imprecisión

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-bor.

Middle English in-

English im-

English precision

English imprecision

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
• German: Ungenauigkeit (de) f
• Greek: ανακρίβεια (el) f (anakríveia)
• Portuguese: imprecisão (pt) f
• Romanian: imprecizie (ro) f

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “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.