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title: imprecise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «imprecise» in the school dictionary: Not exact or accurate; rough or vague. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# imprecise

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**Who acts:** Measuring, hundred, exact answer, instructions, we, Old maps · **What happens:** not express, measure, be, build, use, describe · **To what, where:** imprecise instructions, imprecise answer, 97, model, ruler, thief

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«imprecise» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [imprecise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/imprecise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not exact or accurate; rough or vague.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:m1:1
# text = Not exact or accurate; rough or vague.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	vague	vague	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not clearly expressed: imprecise instructions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:m2:1
# text = Not clearly expressed: imprecise instructions.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	expressed	express	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	imprecise	imprecise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **express** | participle |  | imprecise instructions |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Measuring with your hand span is imprecise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:x1:1
# text = Measuring with your hand span is imprecise.
1	Measuring	measure	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	span	span	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	imprecise	imprecise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with your hand span | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Measuring |  |  |  |  | imprecise *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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«About a hundred» is an imprecise answer; the exact answer is 97.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:x2:1
# text = «About a hundred» is an imprecise answer; the exact answer is 97.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	About	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	imprecise	imprecise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	97	97	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hundred | a imprecise answer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the exact answer | 97 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The instructions were imprecise, so we built the model wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:x3:1
# text = The instructions were imprecise, so we built the model wrong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	imprecise	imprecise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the instructions |  |  |  |  | imprecise *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | past | we | the model |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent model=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Old maps were imprecise about the size of countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:x4:1
# text = Old maps were imprecise about the size of countries.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	imprecise	imprecise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Old maps |  |  |  |  | about the size of countries; imprecise *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Use a ruler; guessing is too imprecise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:x5:1
# text = Use a ruler; guessing is too imprecise.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	guessing	guessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	imprecise	imprecise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a ruler |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | guessing |  |  |  |  | imprecise *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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His description of the thief was imprecise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imprecise:x6:1
# text = His description of the thief was imprecise.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	imprecise	imprecise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His description of the thief |  |  |  |  | imprecise *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** |  | His *= he* | the thief |  |  |  |  | nom description «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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