incompleteness

noun

Definition of incompletenessnext
as in deficiency

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Recent Examples of incompleteness Visitors enter through an enormous convex iron door and find themselves in a space that seems to revel in its incompleteness. — Tim Hornyak, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 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, 18 May 2026 However, they’re often left with a feeling of incompleteness at the end of one. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Your proof rests on two famous sets of premises—Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, which found that every mathematical system will have statements that can never be proven, and Turing’s undecidability result for the halting problem, which found that some problems are inherently unsolvable. — IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2026 This structural incompleteness proves the Lystrosaurus was still in a pre-hatching developmental stage. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 On the other, its incompleteness was increasingly evident to users. — JSTOR Daily, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompleteness
  1. deficiency
  2. inadequacy
  3. imperfection
  4. shortcoming
  5. lack
  6. insufficiency
  7. deficit
  8. shortfall
Noun
  • Ferritin levels can fall before haemoglobin levels, meaning someone can have iron deficiency without yet developing anemia.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The researchers also saw the effect in mice with type 2 diabetes and severe insulin deficiency.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of deficiency
Noun
  • The demand has nonetheless persisted, exposing for countries in question the inadequacy of indefinitely postponing reparations through diplomatic language.
    — Brooke N. Newman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • They are confined to their bodies, rife with their many flaws and inadequacies.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of inadequacy
Noun
  • Advertisement Open-mindedness is related in part to intellectual humility, recognizing one’s own imperfections as a knower, and appreciating others’ thinking strengths.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 7 Nov. 2026
  • This twin is then fine-tuned to account for millions of tiny imperfections in the original telescope.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of imperfection
Noun
  • The bottom line is what Giannis Antetokounmpo is good at far outweighs the shortcomings.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI acknowledged these shortcomings as areas for improvement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shortcoming
Noun
  • One feature the mini borrows from the iPad Pro but that other iPads lack is the option for nano-texture glass, which is designed to reduce glare.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Simons says, counterintuitively, that the lack of information about Sasha’s romantic future actually deepened his onscreen dynamics with both Lupe and Tohn.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of lack
Noun
  • Is love in all its frustrating insufficiency enough to save us?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The board then held another vote on September 15, seemingly indicating the insufficiency of the first one, and, says the filing, preparatory materials were provided to participants just three days before.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of insufficiency
Noun
  • The deficit that swelled to three touchdowns was suddenly down to one score not once but twice.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Over the last 25 months, Clyde said the lake has seen a cumulative deficit of more than 19 inches, or 17% below normal.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of deficit
Noun
  • Bass also attracted criticism over her handling of city spending — giving a series of raises to the workforce and then encountering a $1-billion shortfall, which led to the elimination of more than 1,500 vacant city jobs.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Jeff Brandes, a former Republican state senator and president of the Florida Policy Project, wrote in an op-ed for Florida Politics on Friday that grants can’t fill recurring revenue shortfalls.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of shortfall

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“Incompleteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompleteness. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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