imprecise
Example Sentences
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The microbe, Methanosarcina acetivorans, appears to function normally despite this flexible interpretation, demonstrating that life can operate with a slightly imprecise code.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
Pepin-Neff adds that broad, imprecise language around encounters is likely fuelling fears and distorting people's understanding of the risk.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
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 • Dec. 27, 2025
Logs can smoosh as they chill; imprecise slices screw up bake times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Hoving has talked to many art experts whom he calls fakebusters, and they all describe the act of getting at the truth of a work of art as an extraordinarily imprecise process.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
