Incompleteness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being not complete. uncountable, usually

    "Its incompleteness in this respect makes the timetable of less value than some of its Continental counterparts, such as the French Horaires Mayeux; nevertheless, it is fair value at 5s."

  2. 2
    the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect wordnet

Synonyms

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absenceadulterationbeggarybroken threadbrokennessdefectibility

Example

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"The author calls attention to the incompleteness of that article."

Etymology

From incomplete + -ness.

Related phrases

gödel's incompleteness theorem

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