'Incomplete equation' definitions:

Definition of 'Incomplete equation'

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  • 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]