incompleteness

Definitions

The state or quality of not being finished or having all necessary parts.

A lack of completeness; a deficiency or imperfection.

Examples

The incompleteness of the report made it difficult for the committee to reach a final decision.

Gödel's incompleteness theorems fundamentally changed our understanding of mathematical logic.

She felt a lingering sense of incompleteness after finishing the novel, as if the ending had been rushed.

Synonyms

deficiency imperfection insufficiency partiality shortcoming lacuna fragmentation

Antonyms

completeness perfection wholeness integrity entirety fullness totality