"imprecision" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: imprecisions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʒən Etymology: From im- + precision. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|precision|alt1=im-}} im- + precision Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} imprecision (countable and uncountable, plural imprecisions)
  1. A lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (lack of precision): неточност (netočnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), epätarkkuus (Finnish), epätäsmällisyys (Finnish), imprécision [feminine] (French), ανακρίβεια (anakríveia) [feminine] (Greek), imprecisão [feminine] (Portuguese), imprecizie [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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