What does incomplete mean?

Definitions for incomplete
ˌɪn kəmˈplitin·com·plete

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. incomplete, uncompleteadjective

    not complete or total; not completed

    "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"

  2. incomplete, uncompletedadjective

    not yet finished

    "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play"

Wiktionary

  1. incompletenoun

    Something incomplete.

  2. incompletenoun

    A designation of being incomplete.

    He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester.

  3. incompleteadjective

    Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

  4. incompleteadjective

    Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Incompleteadjective

    Not perfect; not finished.

    Etymology: in and complete.

    It pleaseth him in mercy to account himself incomplete and maimed without us. Richard Hooker.

    In incomplete ideas we are apt to impose on ourselves, and wrangle with others, especially where they have particular and familiar names. John Locke.

Wikipedia

  1. Incomplete

    Incomplete is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their comeback album, Never Gone. The power ballad was released in April 2005 as the group's first single since they decided to reunite after a two-year hiatus. It was written by Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, and Jess Cates, and it was produced by Muckala with Kevin Richardson on piano. The song was a commercial success. It peaked at number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was later certified Gold. It additionally became a major hit in several European countries and debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their only number-one hit there and receiving a Platinum sales certification.

ChatGPT

  1. incomplete

    Incomplete is a term used to describe something that is not whole, finished, or fully formed. It refers to an object, task, or process that is lacking some of its parts or components, or one that has not yet reached its conclusion or fulfillment. This can range from an unfinished novel, an incomplete assignment, to a building that is still under construction.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Incompleteadjective

    not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective

  2. Incompleteadjective

    wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower

  3. Etymology: [L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See In- not, and Complete.]

Wikidata

  1. Incomplete

    "Incomplete" is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their comeback album, Never Gone. The power ballad was released in April 2005 as the group's first single since they decided to reunite after a three year hiatus. It was written by Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, and Jess Cates, and it was produced by Muckala. The song became one of their most successful singles, peaking at number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100, and charting within the top 10 of thirteen countries. It debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their first number-one hit in the country. The song has sold 250,000 units worldwide, which earned it gold certification. In the US, it was their last successful single of the 2000s, as the song still receives airplay on fewer adult contemporary radio stations in the United States and Canada. This song was also featured as a track on the 2005 compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music! 19"

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Incomplete

    in-kom-plēt′, adj. imperfect.—adv. Incomplete′ly.—ns. Incomplete′ness, Incomplē′tion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of incomplete in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of incomplete in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of incomplete in a Sentence

  1. The University of Chicago:

    Partial data from an ongoing clinical trial is by definition incomplete and should never be used to draw conclusions about the safety or efficacy of a potential treatment that is under investigation, in this case, information from an internal forum for research colleagues concerning work in progress was released without authorization. Drawing any conclusions at this point is premature and scientifically unsound.

  2. Max Steir:

    I don’t think it’s true. The transition is a means to an end, not an end itself, so far, I ’d give Donald Trump an incomplete. Ask me again in three months.

  3. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf:

    Numerous recent studies have called into question the accuracy and fundamental fairness of Pennsylvania's capital sentencing system, these studies suggest that inherent biases affect the makeup of death row. While data is incomplete, there are strong indications that a person is more likely to be charged with a capital offense and sentenced to death if he is poor or of a minority racial group, and particularly where the victim of the crime was Caucasian.

  4. Matt House:

    Thus far, the nomination process has been defined by the failure of the Trump administration to submit names for hundreds of vacant jobs, incomplete and delayed ethics and nominations paperwork from the nominees themselves, and repeated withdrawals of nominees for key positions.

  5. Van Hollen:

    As seen in these documents, OMB provided incomplete responses and The White House flat out refused.

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