incomplet

Incomplet is a nonstandard term used occasionally to denote a state of being not complete or unfinished. It has no fixed definition in established disciplines, and its meaning varies with context. The form derives from the French incomplet, meaning not complete, and is sometimes encountered as a loanword in English or as a coined term in speculative or fictional works.

In philosophy and epistemology, incomplet may describe theories or arguments that emphasize the limits of human knowledge or the unfinished nature of inquiry. In mathematics and logic, authors sometimes use incomplet informally to refer to systems or models that do not prove all true statements; the standard technical term for that property is incompleteness, notably in Gödel's incompleteness theorems. In computing and data science, incomplet can describe data sets with missing values or processes that terminate early, leaving results incomplete. In linguistics or literary studies, it can denote utterances or narratives that are deliberately left unfinished for stylistic or pragmatic reasons.

In popular culture, incomplet has appeared as a fictional concept or project name in some works exploring themes of partiality or unfinished design. Because incomplet is not a controlled technical term, its precise meaning should be inferred from the author’s usage.

See also: incomplete, incompleteness, Gödel's incompleteness theorems.