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imprecise

[im-pruh-sahys] / ˌɪm prəˈsaɪs /








ADJECTIVE
inexact
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As with all AI-driven features, the descriptions may occasionally be imprecise, a Ring spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

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

During air strikes, GPS signals are scrambled, making sonar readings imprecise.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

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




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