INCOMPLETENESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

incompleteness

noun

Definition of incompleteness

as in deficiency

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Recent Examples of incompleteness His first incompleteness theorem states that there are necessarily unprovable statements in all sufficiently strong, contradiction-free systems. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 May 2026 His first incompleteness theorem states that in every formal system of mathematics that is rich enough to express arithmetic, there will be propositions that are both true and unprovable. — Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026 However, they’re often left with a feeling of incompleteness at the end of one. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Your proof rests on two famous sets of premises—Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, which found that every mathematical system will have statements that can never be proven, and Turing’s undecidability result for the halting problem, which found that some problems are inherently unsolvable. — IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2026 This structural incompleteness proves the Lystrosaurus was still in a pre-hatching developmental stage. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Results may appear in as little as three months when a product addresses a real deficiency.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Egg yolks, salmon, nuts and vegetables easily clear the target, so real deficiency is uncommon.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of deficiency

Noun

Over time, as the human side of the evolving machine-flesh dyad matured, WHEEP-3 shifted its attention to the silicon partner, offering trenchant critiques of the inadequacies of machine learning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
The result can be inspiration for some but inadequacy for others.

— Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of inadequacy

Noun

Nearly all its arrangements hew to a standard radio-pop format, and in the record’s back half this lack of imagination becomes tiresome.

— Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Wednesday’s filing marks the latest escalation in the legal fight over conditions at the facility and the government’s lack of compliance with the court’s directives.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of lack

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Products like Creon, Zenpep, Pancreaze, Pertzye, Ultresa and Viokace are typically prescribed for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, a condition in which the body does not produce enough enzymes on its own.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
However, Pope Leo is correct in emphasizing the insufficiency of AI ethics in the abstract.

— Thomas A. Hemphill, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of insufficiency

Noun

Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen vowed deep budget cuts Tuesday to lower the deficit, but has also pledged to increase retirement benefits.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The New York Yankees face an all-too-familiar 2-0 deficit in the postseason, largely due to an all-too-familiar mind-numbing facet of the team.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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