Definition of Imprecise

1. Adjective. Not precise. "The terms he used were imprecise and emotional"

Also: Inaccurate, Inexact, General
Similar to: General
Derivative terms: Impreciseness
Antonyms: Precise

Definition of Imprecise

1. Adjective. Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Imprecise

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Imprecise

impracticables
impracticably
impractical
impracticalities
impracticality
impractically
impracticalness
impramine hydrochloride
imprecate
imprecated
imprecates
imprecating
imprecation
imprecations
imprecatory
imprecise (current term)
imprecisely
impreciseness
imprecisenesses
imprecision
imprecisions
impregn
impregnability
impregnable
impregnableness
impregnably
impregnant
impregnants
impregnate
impregnated

Literary usage of Imprecise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indian Child Welfare Act: Existing Information on Implication Issues Could by Cornelia M. Ashby (2005)
"... 3: State Child Welfare Agencies Reporting the Frequency with Whit Families Provided lnformation That Was Too imprecise to Identify a Child' Tribe, ..."

2. A Sketch of the Professional and Judicial Character of the Late George by George Washington Biddle (1883)
"... tion is necessarily somewhat imprecise, and must fail to show with anything like truth the mental and moral character of the person spoken of. ..."

3. SSA Disability: Program Redesign Necessary to Encourage Return to Work by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... Basis of Medical Condition Is imprecise Weak Scientific Basis Makes Disability Determinations Inherently Difficult Current DI and SSI Program Structure ..."

4. Bayesian Robustness: Proceedings of the Workshop on Bayesian Robustness, May by James O. Berger (1996)
"As she notes, a test of a precise hypothesis may fail to approximate a test of an imprecise hypothesis when n is large. This is relevant in our paper since ..."

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