as in inaccurate
not precisely correct
3.14 is an imprecise approximation of the value of pi
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Recent Examples of imprecise
The result was an imprecise representation of the slopes and ridges where water could flow — or build up.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Any single poll is no more than a snapshot in time, as estimates can be imprecise for numerous reasons.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Public safety agencies urged calm while offering imprecise predictions of exactly what might occur in a few hours when the waves arrived.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
That complexity makes conventional tools too imprecise to isolate and manipulate their genetic material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Any single poll is no more than a snapshot in time, as estimates can be imprecise for numerous reasons.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Public safety agencies urged calm while offering imprecise predictions of exactly what might occur in a few hours when the waves arrived.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
That complexity makes conventional tools too imprecise to isolate and manipulate their genetic material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprecise
Adjective
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The top issue was inaccurate or misleading results (39%), followed by a lack of context understanding (23%), and biased or inappropriate outputs (8%).—
John Kell,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a result, Aspiration’s financial statements were inaccurate and reflected much higher revenue than the company in fact received, according to prosecutors.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is distinctly interested in playing the role of Chris Shiherlis, the character played by the late great Val Kilmer in the original, Heat 2‘s approximate budget is $150 million.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to the crew’s quick response, the plane landed safely without further incident, and passengers were transferred to a replacement Boeing 737 MAX 9 that continued to Los Angeles with an approximate six-hour delay.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Imprecise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecise. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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