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incomplete
[ in-kuhm-pleet ]
adjective
- not complete; lacking some part.
Synonyms: , ,
- Football. (of a forward pass) not completed; not caught by a receiver.
- Engineering. noting a truss the panel points of which are not entirely connected so as to form a system of triangles. Compare complete ( def 8 ), redundant ( def 7c ).
- Logic, Philosophy.
- (of an expression or symbol) meaningful only in a specific context.
- (of a set of axioms) such that there is at least one true proposition (able to be formulated in terms of the basic ideas of a given system) that is not deducible from the set. Compare complete ( def 7 ).
noun
- Education. a temporary grade indicating that a student has not fulfilled one or more of the essential requirements for a course:
If I don't hand in my term paper for last semester's English course, the professor is going to change my incomplete to an F.
incomplete
/ ˌɪəˈː /
adjective
- not complete or finished
- not completely developed; imperfect
- logic
- (of a formal theory) not so constructed that the addition of a non-theorem to the axioms renders it inconsistent
- (of an expression) not having a reference of its own but requiring completion by another expression
Derived Forms
- ˌԳdzˈٱ, adverb
- ˌԳdzˈٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- cdz·ٱl adverb
- cdz·ٱn noun
- ܲi·dz·ٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of incomplete1
Example Sentences
It added that the deputy commander of the unit involved has been dismissed "for providing an incomplete and inaccurate report during the debrief".
An Associated Press investigation has revealed widespread fraud in adoption documents, leaving many adoptees with false or incomplete histories.
It encourages users to check warning signs that sellers could be scammers, for example by checking if their profiles are new or incomplete, look at reviews and meet up in public spaces.
Even if Diia were used, identifying who could vote would still take time with incomplete and out-of-date registers.
In August, a manufacturer of DNA testing kits sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department warning officials to stop using certain test kits that had proved prone to giving incomplete results.
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