The Collaborative International Dictionary
Incomplete equation
Incomplete \In`com*plete"\, a. [L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See In- not, and Complete.]
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Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.
A most imperfect and incomplete divine.
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(Bot.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower.
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.
Usage examples of "incomplete equation".
He knows the only thing you've ever really loved is an incomplete equation.