Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underspecification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-spec-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inadequate specification; failure to specify in enough detail.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A phenomenon in which certain features are omitted in underlying representations.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + specification.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underspecifications (plural)

Questions

What does underspecification mean?
Inadequate specification; failure to specify in enough detail.
Where does underspecification come from?
From under- + specification.

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