impreciseness

noun

as in imprecision

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  1. imprecision
  2. inaccuracy
  3. approximation
  4. roughness
  5. inexactitude
  6. coarseness
Noun
  • Perhaps only a pedant—or a hypocrite—would fuss about that kind of imprecision.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Such imprecision gives the whole movie the quality of a cosmic joke.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprecision
Noun
  • Many commenters point out inaccuracies in the article regarding the full retirement age, which is 67 for those born after 1960, not 65.
    — John Csiszar, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Those comparisons should also include corrections to inaccuracies or changes in meaning as needed.
    — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaccuracy
Noun
  • The effect is something like an off-season approximation of a sidewalk, and, your winter climate permitting, sidewalk chalk (tons of it, for $18) is another good option.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Today, chatbots can run the actuarial numbers, potentially alleviating some uncertainty concerns by, say, offering a close approximation for achieving life milestones.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of approximation
Noun
  • Cam Skattebo shared his thoughts on a controversial unnecessary roughness call against him in the New York Giants’ win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Wyatt was called for unnecessary roughness, and Jared Goff threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams two plays later.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of roughness
Noun
  • So much of the film turns on such evocative inexactitude, on our ability to wonder (and wander) about the image.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes, not to mention the grumbling.
    — Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018
Definition of inexactitude
Noun
  • Most denim blends using hemp only include 20 or 30 percent of the fiber due to its coarseness.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of coarseness
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