imprécision

Definitions of imprécision
  1. noun
    the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
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    antonyms:
    exactitude, précision
    the quality of being exact
    type of:
    inexactitude, infidélité
    the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
  2. noun
    the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
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    antonyms:
    netteté
    the quality of being sharp and clear
    type of:
    opacité
    the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
  3. noun
    the quality of lacking precision
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    antonyms:
    précision
    the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
  4. noun
    the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
    synonyms: inexactitude, infidélité
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    antonyms:
    exactitude, minutie, précision
    the quality of being near to the true value
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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