Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprecision

/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: im-pre-ci-sion
IPA: /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The imprecision with which Classical authors grouped various peoples of North-Africa together under terms like Afri or Punici."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English precision English imprecision From im- + precision.

Usage

Inflected Forms

imprecisions (plural)

Synonyms

impreciseness

Rhymes With

decision division television vision field of vision precision collision revision circumcision eurovision envision incision

Questions

How do you pronounce imprecision?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/.
What does imprecision mean?: A lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy.
Where does imprecision come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English precision English imprecision From im- + precision.

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