Incomplete

Incomplete
Incomplete In`com*plete", a. [L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See {In-} not, and {Complete}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective. [1913 Webster]

A most imperfect and incomplete divine. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower. [1913 Webster]

{Incomplete equation} (Alg.), an equation some of whose terms are wanting; or one in which the coefficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0. [1913 Webster]


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