imprecise
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- imprecisely adverb
- impreciseness noun
- imprecision noun
Etymology
Origin of imprecise
Example Sentences
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First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.
During air strikes, GPS signals are scrambled, making sonar readings imprecise.
From BBC
Barca could not get out of first gear in a dry first half and their passing was unusually imprecise.
From Barron's
Pepin-Neff adds that broad, imprecise language around encounters is likely fuelling fears and distorting people's understanding of the risk.
From BBC
Other options companies have explored include training on synthetic data and through simulations, which provide an easier way to scale but can offer more imprecise results.
From MarketWatch
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