imprecise

Example Sentences

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Critics say targeting the delivery system is an imprecise solution that risks broader consequences.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

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

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

It was a lively but imprecise start at Villarreal's Estadio de la Ceramica, as the game glowed but neither side was able to seriously threaten.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The fact that Aristarchus and Huygens used imprecise data and derived imperfect answers hardly matters.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan