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Definition of incompleteness

incompleteness

/ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs/
in · com · plete · ness
Adverb:incompletely
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Plural:incompletenesses
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Adjective:incomplete
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incompleteness Lexical Profile

incompleteness Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

The state or quality of lacking necessary parts, elements, or finishing steps; the condition of being unfinished or partial.

Example

"The historians were frustrated by the incompleteness of the surviving archival records from the fourteenth century."

2

In mathematical logic, the property of a formal system in which certain true statements cannot be proved using the axioms and rules of inference of that system.

Example

"Kurt Gödel revolutionized modern mathematics by demonstrating the inherent incompleteness of any consistent formal system capable of expressing basic arithmetic."

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• Rhymes for incompleteness

• Nearby Words

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incomprehensible
incomprehensibly

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Incompleteness. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/incompleteness
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