imprecision

Example Sentences

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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

They have to fight to deliver their lines at the right moment, and this imprecision and ambiguity brought the right energy to the scene.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

There is a theory that the process of aging may be due to the cumulative effect of imprecision, a gradual degrading of information.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas