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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPRECISELY

imprecisely  [ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPRECISELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imprecisely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES IMPRECISELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of imprecisely in the English dictionary

The definition of imprecisely in the dictionary is in an imprecise manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPRECISELY


artlessly
ˈɑːtlɪslɪ
basely
ˈbeɪslɪ
blamelessly
ˈbleɪmlɪslɪ
bristly
ˈbrɪslɪ
concisely
kənˈsaɪslɪ
doubtlessly
ˈdaʊtlɪslɪ
gristly
ˈɡrɪslɪ
harmlessly
ˈhɑːmlɪslɪ
heartlessly
ˈhɑːtlɪslɪ
heedlessly
ˈhiːdlɪslɪ
mirthlessly
mɜːθlɪslɪ
nervelessly
ˈnɜːvlɪslɪ
nicely
ˈnaɪslɪ
overnicely
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪslɪ
precisely
prɪˈsaɪslɪ
remissly
rɪˈmɪslɪ
remorselessly
rɪˈmɔːslɪslɪ
senselessly
ˈsenslɪslɪ
sightlessly
ˈsaɪtlɪslɪ
Sisley
ˈsɪslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPRECISELY

imprecate
imprecation
imprecatory
imprecise
impreciseness
imprecision
impredicative
impregn
impregnability
impregnable
impregnableness
impregnably
impregnant
impregnatable
impregnate
impregnation
impregnator
impresa
impresari
impresario

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPRECISELY

adversely
closely
coarsely
conversely
densely
diffusely
diversely
falsely
immensely
intensely
inversely
loosely
overwisely
profusely
purposely
reversely
sparsely
transversely
unwisely
wisely

Synonyms and antonyms of imprecisely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «imprecisely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPRECISELY

Find out the translation of imprecisely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of imprecisely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imprecisely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不准确
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imprecisa
570 millions of speakers

English

imprecisely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

imprecisely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير دقيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неточно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imprecisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

imprecisely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imprécise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak semestinya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungenau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不正確
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부정확
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imprecisely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chính xác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

imprecisely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Imprecisely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

imprecisely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impreciso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprecyzyjnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неточно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imprecis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασαφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

imprecisely
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vagt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

upresist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imprecisely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPRECISELY»

The term «imprecisely» is regularly used and occupies the 99.021 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPRECISELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «imprecisely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «imprecisely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imprecisely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPRECISELY»

Discover the use of imprecisely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imprecisely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Effect of Explanations and Monetary Incentives on Effort ...
For risk neutral participants, expected utility (profit) is maximized by allocating all effort to the precisely measured task for participants in the 250¢ condition, or to the imprecisely measured task for participants in the 1,250¢ condition.15 In either  ...
Ronald Nathan Guymon, 2008
2
Handbook of Scheduling: Algorithms, Models, and Performance ...
We consider two performance metrics: (1) the total error and (2) the number of imprecisely scheduled jobs (i.e., the number ofjobs whose optional subjob is discarded); see also [13,25]. Lawler [24] has given an O(n3W3)-time algorithm for 1 ...
Joseph Y-T. Leung, 2004
3
Rethinking the Good: Moral Ideals and the Nature of ...
These categories reflect Parfit's current view that some alternatives might be better than, worse than, or equal to others and by a precise amount, while others might be better than, worse than, or equal to others but only imprecisely so, where ...
Larry S. Temkin, 2012
4
Handbook of Approximation Algorithms and Metaheuristics
Nowconsider the problem of minimizing the number of imprecisely scheduled tasks. Let TS be a set of n imprecise computation tasks. For each task Ti, we create two tasks—an M-task with execution time mi and weight n + 1 and an O- task with ...
Teofilo F. Gonzalez, 2007
5
The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary ...
imprecisely equally good. If you are then offered a third position in a corporate law office at a salary of $250,000, you may judge that job to be better than the lower-paid law position, but still only imprecisely equally as good as the position of ...
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, Peter Singer, 2014
6
An Introduction to English Runes
Runes are quite frequently mentioned in modern writings, usually imprecisely as a source of mystic knowledge, power or insight. This book sets the record straight.
R. I. Page, 1999
7
Parallelism, Learning, Evolution: Workshop on Evolutionary ...
accordance with algorithmic requirements, and networks with imprecisely specified circuits, in which link signal values vary randomly about the mean. Preview of findings. The general conclusions of this report can be summarised as follows.
J.D. Becker, I. Eisele, F.W. Mündemann, 1991
8
Causality and Chance in Modern Physics
In place of a precisely definable conceptual model, the principle of complementarity states that we are restricted to complementary pairs of inherently imprecisely defined concepts, such as position and momentum, wave and particle, etc.
David Bohm, 2004
9
The Origins of Life: The Primogenital Matrix of Life and Its ...
Bohr makes one bold claim with regard to the laws of quantum theory by stating that these permit or allow renouncing precisely defined concepts for complementary pairs of imprecisely defined concepts and models. Thus, he was able to prove ...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2000
10
Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis in Engineering and the ...
Such a notion can be precisely or imprecisely expressed. This second level of branching should be viewed distinctly from the precise or imprecise nature of the element comprising the universal set, and provides an added layer of classification ...
Bilal M. Ayyub, George J. Klir, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPRECISELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imprecisely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Clearing the record - Philly.com
A story Wednesday about Democratic mayoral nominee Jim Kenney's interest in changing Philadelphia's bail system imprecisely described a ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Why you'll always lose wars with drones alone | The Japan Times
Drones can also fire their own missiles and drop their own bombs at targets they spot themselves, however imprecisely. One January U.S. ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
3
Corrections: July 16, 2015
The On Tennis column on Friday, about Garbiñe Muguruza's victory in the semifinals at Wimbledon, referred imprecisely to the Wimbledon ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Significant Tax Provisions In The 2016-2017 Ohio Budget Bill …
... services were of particular concern to the business community because the services were defined so imprecisely that they appeared to apply ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
5
Why the US will always lose with drones alone
Drones can also fire their own missiles and drop their own bombs at targets they spot themselves, however imprecisely. Over Iraq and Syria, the drones stay very ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
6
COLUMN-Why you'll always lose with drones alone
Drones can also fire their own missiles and drop their own bombs at targets they spot themselves, however imprecisely. One U.S. drone strike ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
7
Four Things They Don't Teach You At Ad School
More often than not, its job is to guide creative people imprecisely rather than precisely to some idea sweet spot, and to energise them along ... «Creative Review, Jul 15»
8
Op-ed: These basketball states aren't worth emulating on the court of …
Anticipating what has been imprecisely termed the "legalization" of gay marriage, Indiana passed its version of an equally imprecisely termed ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Fanaticism, Pragmatism And Organic Agriculture
The article also referred imprecisely to regulation of GMOs by the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. «Forbes, Jul 15»
10
The Backie: Hoopla for the Tour de France starts right here
A careful pre-race study of the route is also essential as every imprecisely cut corner will be punished. Steely determination and mental strength ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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