Definition of imprecise in English:

imprecise

adjective ɪmprɪˈsʌɪsˌɪmprəˈsaɪs

Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
the witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions
Example sentencesExamples
- Age can be determined, but it is imprecise and the final decision could well be up to individual inspectors.
- Compared to music, he felt that words were imprecise and crude when describing emotions.
- The diagnosis of PND is becoming increasingly imprecise, with no agreed and universally accepted symptoms.
- It is always more difficult to try and justify the status quo than to wave the banner for a bold, if imprecise, vision of things to come.
- In a very loose and imprecise sense that may be accurate but it is not accurate for the purpose of proper analysis.
- Most stores will not be held liable if your custom window coverings do not fit due to your imprecise measurements.
- I try to persuade them that holistic medicine need not be, indeed must not be, woolly and imprecise.
- His notes and recollection were at times unclear, imprecise or entirely lacking.
- The administration of justice is a very, very imprecise science.
- Any definition of qualitative research would be elusive, vague, and imprecise.
- All I did was illustrate how absurd and imprecise your label was with another absurd and imprecise label.
- That memorandum is in somewhat general and imprecise terms.
- Traditionally determinism has been given various, usually imprecise definitions.
- As we noted earlier, the distinction between CIHD and other heart diseases is imprecise.
- I suspect that the definition of spoiled child is as imprecise and variable as the kids you are likely to meet.
- A stimulant is a rather imprecise term used for a variety of different kinds of drug, some with medical uses and others with only recreational use.
- The biggest source of error about the size and shape of the Sun is imprecise knowledge about the size and shape of the Moon.
- He made the very good point that the draft bill is imprecise.
- These are important methods for looking into the past, but relatively imprecise for dating events.
- Writing about graphic design unfortunately tends to be imprecise when not wholly inaccurate.
Synonyms
vague, loose, indefinite, inexplicit, indistinct, non-specific, unspecific, coarse-grained, broad, general, sweeping
hazy, fuzzy, blurred, unfocused, woolly, nebulous
confused, ambiguous, equivocal, uncertain, non-committal
inexact, approximate, estimated, rough
inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, erroneous, wide of the mark, off target, out
North American informal ballpark

Derivatives

imprecisely

adverbɪmprɪˈsʌɪsliˌɪmprəˈsaɪsli

These are questions we can answer only imprecisely.
Example sentencesExamples
- On some wine lists in the English-speaking world all German wines, other than those regarded as Mosel (or often ‘Moselle’), appear somewhat imprecisely under the heading ‘Rhine’.
- Used imprecisely, ‘war’ assumes rhetorical importance as a way to mobilize popular support, express seriousness of intention, and prepare the citizens for sacrifices.
- The first three years of George II's reign, which began in 1727, were afflicted by successive waves of smallpox and influenza-like infections, imprecisely and variously described by contemporaries as agues and fevers.
- In contrast, the 12 essential genes known to exist within the mitotic heterochromatin of chromosome 3 have remained only imprecisely mapped.

impreciseness

noun

There is still a little impreciseness in the frontal positioning, judging by our experience, which is obviously still limited.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even if true, the impreciseness of this sort of terminology still leaves many questions unanswered.
- Fuzzy Logic accounts a lot better to uncertainty and impreciseness in data as well as to vagueness in decisions and classifications than Boolean Algorithms do.

Rhymes

advice, bice, Brice, choc ice, concise, dice, entice, gneiss, ice, lice, mice, nice, precise, price, rice, sice, slice, speiss, spice, splice, suffice, syce, thrice, top-slice, trice, twice, underprice, vice, Zeiss

Definition of imprecise in US English:

imprecise

adjectiveˌimprəˈsīsˌɪmprəˈsaɪs

Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
the witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions
Example sentencesExamples
- His notes and recollection were at times unclear, imprecise or entirely lacking.
- I try to persuade them that holistic medicine need not be, indeed must not be, woolly and imprecise.
- All I did was illustrate how absurd and imprecise your label was with another absurd and imprecise label.
- These are important methods for looking into the past, but relatively imprecise for dating events.
- Most stores will not be held liable if your custom window coverings do not fit due to your imprecise measurements.
- Any definition of qualitative research would be elusive, vague, and imprecise.
- A stimulant is a rather imprecise term used for a variety of different kinds of drug, some with medical uses and others with only recreational use.
- Traditionally determinism has been given various, usually imprecise definitions.
- I suspect that the definition of spoiled child is as imprecise and variable as the kids you are likely to meet.
- Compared to music, he felt that words were imprecise and crude when describing emotions.
- That memorandum is in somewhat general and imprecise terms.
- As we noted earlier, the distinction between CIHD and other heart diseases is imprecise.
- Writing about graphic design unfortunately tends to be imprecise when not wholly inaccurate.
- It is always more difficult to try and justify the status quo than to wave the banner for a bold, if imprecise, vision of things to come.
- The administration of justice is a very, very imprecise science.
- The diagnosis of PND is becoming increasingly imprecise, with no agreed and universally accepted symptoms.
- Age can be determined, but it is imprecise and the final decision could well be up to individual inspectors.
- The biggest source of error about the size and shape of the Sun is imprecise knowledge about the size and shape of the Moon.
- In a very loose and imprecise sense that may be accurate but it is not accurate for the purpose of proper analysis.
- He made the very good point that the draft bill is imprecise.
Synonyms
vague, loose, indefinite, inexplicit, indistinct, non-specific, unspecific, coarse-grained, broad, general, sweeping
inexact, approximate, estimated, rough

单词	imprecise
释义	Definition of imprecise in English: imprecise adjective ɪmprɪˈsʌɪsˌɪmprəˈsaɪs Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail. the witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions Example sentencesExamples Age can be determined, but it is imprecise and the final decision could well be up to individual inspectors. Compared to music, he felt that words were imprecise and crude when describing emotions. The diagnosis of PND is becoming increasingly imprecise, with no agreed and universally accepted symptoms. It is always more difficult to try and justify the status quo than to wave the banner for a bold, if imprecise, vision of things to come. In a very loose and imprecise sense that may be accurate but it is not accurate for the purpose of proper analysis. Most stores will not be held liable if your custom window coverings do not fit due to your imprecise measurements. I try to persuade them that holistic medicine need not be, indeed must not be, woolly and imprecise. His notes and recollection were at times unclear, imprecise or entirely lacking. The administration of justice is a very, very imprecise science. Any definition of qualitative research would be elusive, vague, and imprecise. All I did was illustrate how absurd and imprecise your label was with another absurd and imprecise label. That memorandum is in somewhat general and imprecise terms. Traditionally determinism has been given various, usually imprecise definitions. As we noted earlier, the distinction between CIHD and other heart diseases is imprecise. I suspect that the definition of spoiled child is as imprecise and variable as the kids you are likely to meet. A stimulant is a rather imprecise term used for a variety of different kinds of drug, some with medical uses and others with only recreational use. The biggest source of error about the size and shape of the Sun is imprecise knowledge about the size and shape of the Moon. He made the very good point that the draft bill is imprecise. These are important methods for looking into the past, but relatively imprecise for dating events. Writing about graphic design unfortunately tends to be imprecise when not wholly inaccurate. Synonyms vague, loose, indefinite, inexplicit, indistinct, non-specific, unspecific, coarse-grained, broad, general, sweeping hazy, fuzzy, blurred, unfocused, woolly, nebulous confused, ambiguous, equivocal, uncertain, non-committal inexact, approximate, estimated, rough inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, erroneous, wide of the mark, off target, out North American informal ballpark Derivatives imprecisely adverbɪmprɪˈsʌɪsliˌɪmprəˈsaɪsli These are questions we can answer only imprecisely. Example sentencesExamples On some wine lists in the English-speaking world all German wines, other than those regarded as Mosel (or often ‘Moselle’), appear somewhat imprecisely under the heading ‘Rhine’. Used imprecisely, ‘war’ assumes rhetorical importance as a way to mobilize popular support, express seriousness of intention, and prepare the citizens for sacrifices. The first three years of George II's reign, which began in 1727, were afflicted by successive waves of smallpox and influenza-like infections, imprecisely and variously described by contemporaries as agues and fevers. In contrast, the 12 essential genes known to exist within the mitotic heterochromatin of chromosome 3 have remained only imprecisely mapped. impreciseness noun There is still a little impreciseness in the frontal positioning, judging by our experience, which is obviously still limited. Example sentencesExamples Even if true, the impreciseness of this sort of terminology still leaves many questions unanswered. Fuzzy Logic accounts a lot better to uncertainty and impreciseness in data as well as to vagueness in decisions and classifications than Boolean Algorithms do. Rhymes advice, bice, Brice, choc ice, concise, dice, entice, gneiss, ice, lice, mice, nice, precise, price, rice, sice, slice, speiss, spice, splice, suffice, syce, thrice, top-slice, trice, twice, underprice, vice, Zeiss Definition of imprecise in US English: imprecise adjectiveˌimprəˈsīsˌɪmprəˈsaɪs Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail. the witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions Example sentencesExamples His notes and recollection were at times unclear, imprecise or entirely lacking. I try to persuade them that holistic medicine need not be, indeed must not be, woolly and imprecise. All I did was illustrate how absurd and imprecise your label was with another absurd and imprecise label. These are important methods for looking into the past, but relatively imprecise for dating events. Most stores will not be held liable if your custom window coverings do not fit due to your imprecise measurements. Any definition of qualitative research would be elusive, vague, and imprecise. A stimulant is a rather imprecise term used for a variety of different kinds of drug, some with medical uses and others with only recreational use. Traditionally determinism has been given various, usually imprecise definitions. I suspect that the definition of spoiled child is as imprecise and variable as the kids you are likely to meet. Compared to music, he felt that words were imprecise and crude when describing emotions. That memorandum is in somewhat general and imprecise terms. As we noted earlier, the distinction between CIHD and other heart diseases is imprecise. Writing about graphic design unfortunately tends to be imprecise when not wholly inaccurate. It is always more difficult to try and justify the status quo than to wave the banner for a bold, if imprecise, vision of things to come. The administration of justice is a very, very imprecise science. The diagnosis of PND is becoming increasingly imprecise, with no agreed and universally accepted symptoms. Age can be determined, but it is imprecise and the final decision could well be up to individual inspectors. The biggest source of error about the size and shape of the Sun is imprecise knowledge about the size and shape of the Moon. In a very loose and imprecise sense that may be accurate but it is not accurate for the purpose of proper analysis. He made the very good point that the draft bill is imprecise. Synonyms vague, loose, indefinite, inexplicit, indistinct, non-specific, unspecific, coarse-grained, broad, general, sweeping inexact, approximate, estimated, rough
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