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incomplete

[ in-kuhm-pleet ]

adjective

  1. not complete; lacking some part.

    Synonyms: fragmentary, partial, unfinished

  2. Football. (of a forward pass) not completed; not caught by a receiver.
  3. 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 ).
  4. Logic, Philosophy.
    1. (of an expression or symbol) meaningful only in a specific context.
    2. (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

  1. 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

/ ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt /

adjective

  1. not complete or finished
  2. not completely developed; imperfect
  3. logic
    1. (of a formal theory) not so constructed that the addition of a non-theorem to the axioms renders it inconsistent
    2. (of an expression) not having a reference of its own but requiring completion by another expression
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌincomˈpletely, adverb
  • ˌincomˈpleteness, noun
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Other Words From

  • incom·pletely adverb
  • incom·pleteness noun
  • subin·com·plete adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incomplete1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word incomplētus. See in- 3, complete
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Example Sentences

The best grade the Bruins could hope for, given the way they played Friday against No. 18 Wisconsin, was incomplete.

Thursday's inquiry found that millions of euros had been paid out to cover the installation of safety systems along the railway, but that the project remained incomplete due to corruption and bureaucracy.

From BBC

But in court, his lawyer said that the police had submitted an incomplete clip to frame his client.

From BBC

Griffin argues the votes shouldn't be counted either because voters had incomplete voter registrations, overseas ballots lacked necessary photo identification or they were cast by voters who had never physically resided in the state.

From Salon

Elections officials said the incomplete messages seem to have originated with BallotTrax, the software that sends automated messages to voters about the status of their mail ballots.

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