imprecision
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In theory GDP and GDI should be the same, though in practice they differ slightly because of statistical imprecision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
During this weekend’s storm, some U.S. farmers reportedly paused their planting because of the sudden imprecision of their GPS-enabled tractors.
From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2024
But the glee with which grown adults have jumped on the imprecision of students’ words as a way to undercut the “cause” is damaging to their futures and frankly, lame.
From Slate ● May 2, 2024
The fuzziness of consciousness, its imprecision, has made its study anathema in the natural sciences.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
While Lembede tended to imprecision and was inclined to be verbose, Mda was controlled and exact.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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