as in inaccurate
not precisely correct
3.14 is an imprecise approximation of the value of pi
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Recent Examples of imprecise
Rare diseases are by nature less familiar to health care providers, which means patients often endure long periods of misdiagnosis, imprecise treatments, and extensive testing.
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Alexandra Sifferlin,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
Knee replacement surgery used to require a surgeon to manually saw bone — an inherently imprecise process.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
As that example from the space shuttle days shows, estimates made using scant data are likely to be imprecise and in need of future revision.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Scientists may be able to look at geographical data to estimate long-term glyphosate exposure instead, but that’s still an imprecise measure.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Sifferlin,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
Knee replacement surgery used to require a surgeon to manually saw bone — an inherently imprecise process.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
As that example from the space shuttle days shows, estimates made using scant data are likely to be imprecise and in need of future revision.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Scientists may be able to look at geographical data to estimate long-term glyphosate exposure instead, but that’s still an imprecise measure.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprecise
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This commonly results from inaccurate color representation, poor fit or discrepancies between the physical item and its depiction on the website.
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Choi said McGee would use terminology that could have swayed a jury and sometimes provided an inaccurate window for a time of death.
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That’s the approximate number of children whom Trump’s order would have impacted each year, according to the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State’s Population Research Institute.
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Burk said the new field will have an approximate 70%-30% sand-to-rubber mix on top of the turf.
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“Imprecise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecise. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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