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Discover LudwigThe phrase "and imprecise use of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the lack of accuracy or clarity in the application of something, such as language or methods.
Example: "The report highlighted the issues related to the vague and imprecise use of terminology in the study."
Alternatives: "and inaccurate application of" or "and unclear usage of".
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This analysis describes the broad ranging and imprecise use of the term irritability since the first DSM in 1952.
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The characteristic qualities of his verse are insistent alliteration, unflagging rhythmic energy, sheer melodiousness, great variation of pace and stress, effortless expansion of a given theme, and evocative if rather imprecise use of imagery.
Fewer than half of the 16 chapters are written by active laboratory scientists, however, and as a result, the book suffers from arguments clouded by imprecise use of terminology and preconceptions about genes and their functions.
Variation in practices with ICU fluids and electrolytes illustrates the confusion propagated by the imprecise use of words and concepts in medicine.
The literature to date is limited by the imprecise use of the term palliative and subsequent variable designation of patients into evaluable groups.
Unfortunately, the imprecise use of eponyms can result in confusion and miscommunication [1].
As a final consideration, we bring to attention the study by Gillies et al. (2009) who point out that SuperDARN velocity measurements typically underestimate the plasma flow due to the imprecise use of a refractive index of 1 in the calculation of line-of-sight velocity.
This imprecise use of the term "vasculogenesis" has facilitated the confusion in the literature about the process of tumor vasculogenesis [ 75].
The imprecise use of these terms may reflect the fact that a quantitative assessment of a patient's volume status is not easily achieved in clinical practice, particularly in outpatients and, as long as the patient does not display clinical signs of a marked volume deficit, is seldom performed.
Wallison says it's unacceptable, politically motivated, and imprecise to use the phrase "Wall Street" as if it referred to the controlling financial interests of the United States.
On the one hand, in the fuzzy inference system when uncertain and imprecise data are used, the aggregation of dissimilar input variables is allowed in a consistent and reproducible way, and it has been applied in a wide range of science issues (Papadopoulos et al. 2011).
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