imprecision.

A lack of exactness in expression or close agreement among repeated measurements.

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Words that belong together

• measurement imprecision
• imprecision in wording

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Measurement imprecision widened the range of results even when the average was close to the reference value.

Imprecision in wording left the eligibility criterion open to different readings.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: method specification, measurement critique, model interpretation, qualification. Disciplines: research methods, statistics, experimental design. Commonness: moderately common.