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
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
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