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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIncompleteness
/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being incomplete or lacking some parts.
"The incompleteness of the report led to further investigations." - 2
In mathematics, a property of a system that cannot prove all truths about itself.
"Gödel's incompleteness theorems demonstrate that no consistent system can be both complete and consistent."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'incompleteness' derives from the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the root 'complete', which comes from the Latin 'completus', meaning 'filled up'. The concept has evolved through philosophical and mathematical contexts, particularly in relation to Gödel's incompleteness theorems in the early 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incompleteness" is said worldwide
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Incomplétude
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔm.ple.tyd
"L'incomplétude du rapport a conduit à des enquêtes supplémentaires."
Unvollständigkeit
Transliteration: ʊn.fɔl.ʃtɛnd.ɪç.kait
"Die Unvollständigkeit des Berichts führte zu weiteren Untersuchungen."
Incompiutezza
Transliteration: in.com.pi.uˈtɛt.tsa
"L'incompiutezza del rapporto ha portato a ulteriori indagini."
Incompletud
Transliteration: in.com.ple.tud
"La incompletud del informe llevó a más investigaciones."
Incompletude
Transliteration: ĩ.kõ.ple.tu.dʒi
"A incompletude do relatório levou a mais investigações."
अपूर्णता
Transliteration: apūrṇatā
"रिपोर्ट की अपूर्णता ने आगे की जांच को जन्म दिया।"
不完整性
Transliteration: bù wán zhěng xìng
"报告的不完整性导致了进一步的调查。"
불완전성
Transliteration: bul-wanjeonseong
"보고서의 불완전성은 추가 조사를 초래했습니다."
不完全性
Transliteration: fukanzen-sei
"報告書の不完全性はさらなる調査を引き起こしました。"
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