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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnschärfe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊnˈʃɛʁ.fə
"Die Unschärfe der Messungen führte zu Fehlern."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being imprecise; lack of exactness or accuracy.
"The imprecision in the measurements led to significant errors in the final results." - 2
A statement or expression that lacks precision or clarity.
"The imprecision of his argument made it difficult to understand his main point."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'imprecision' originates from the Latin root 'imprecisus', meaning 'not precise', which combines 'in-' (not) and 'precisus' (cut off, precise). It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 19th century, reflecting a shift in usage towards the context of measurement and accuracy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Imprecision" is said worldwide
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Imprécision
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pʁe.si.zjɔ̃
"L'imprécision des données a causé des problèmes."
Unschärfe
Transliteration: ʊnˈʃɛʁ.fə
"Die Unschärfe der Messungen führte zu Fehlern."
Imprecisione
Transliteration: im-pre-tʃiˈo.ne
"L'imprecisione nei dati ha portato a risultati errati."
Imprecisión
Transliteration: im-pre-siˈsjon
"La imprecisión en los cálculos causó confusión."
Imprecisão
Transliteration: im-pre-siˈzɐ̃w
"A imprecisão dos dados levou a erros."
असटीकता
Transliteration: asṭīkta
"मापों में असटीकता ने परिणामों को प्रभावित किया।"
不精确
Transliteration: bù jīngquè
"测量的不精确导致了错误。"
부정확성
Transliteration: bujeonghwakseong
"측정의 부정확성이 결과에 영향을 미쳤습니다."
不正確さ
Transliteration: ふせいかくさ
"測定の不正確さが結果に影響を与えました。"
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