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pseudoprecision

pseudoprecision noun: a spurious appearance of precision, as for example when an inaccurate figure is given to very many decimal places.

Noun

pseudoprecision (uncountable)

  1. A spurious appearance of precision, as for example when an inaccurate figure is given to very many decimal places.

Origin of pseudoprecision

From pseudo- + precision.

Questions about pseudoprecision

What does pseudoprecision mean?
Pseudoprecision means a spurious appearance of precision, as for example when an inaccurate figure is given to very many decimal places.
What part of speech is pseudoprecision?
Pseudoprecision is a noun.

Words near pseudoprecision in the dictionary

  1. pseudopotentials
  2. pseudopouch
  3. pseudopouches
  4. pseudopox
  5. pseudoprecise
  6. pseudoprecision
  7. pseudoprefix
  8. pseudoprefixes
  9. pseudopregnancies
  10. pseudopregnancy
  11. pseudopregnant

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