imperfectness

noun

as in imperfection

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  1. imperfection
  2. incompleteness
  3. unsoundness
Noun
  • This results in a smoother, higher-quality layer with fewer imperfections, reducing energy losses and improving the overall performance of the device.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
  • For some, their performances embrace the imperfections that come with age.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of imperfection
Noun
  • His first incompleteness theorem states that there are necessarily unprovable statements in all sufficiently strong, contradiction-free systems.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 May 2026
  • His first incompleteness theorem states that in every formal system of mathematics that is rich enough to express arithmetic, there will be propositions that are both true and unprovable.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
Definition of incompleteness
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  • Based on Alaïa Jade’s public reputation and the structural unsoundness of the bell tower, Smullen thinks an accidental death is likely.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
  • In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019
Definition of unsoundness
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