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Webster 1913 Edition
Inaccuracy
In-ac′cu-ra-cy
,Noun.
pl.
Inaccuracies
. 1.
The quality of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy or exactness.
2.
That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error;
as, in
inaccuracy
in speech, copying, calculation, etc.
Syn. – Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; defective.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inaccuracy
INAC'CURACY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
inaccuracy
inaccuracy
English
Noun
inaccuracy (countable and uncountable, plural inaccuracies)
- (uncountable) The property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
- (countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
- 1922, Herbert Earl Wilson, The Lore and the Lure of the Yosemite Indians:
- This book has a few factual inaccuracies, but only because of the limits of contemporary knowledge. For instance, at the time of writing, Ribbon Falls was thought to be the highest waterfall in the world; today we know that Angel Falls in Venezuela has this distinction.
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- (uncountable) Incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.
Synonyms
- (property) imprecision, incorrectness, inexactness
- (inaccurate/false statement etc.) error, mistake, fault
Antonyms
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Translations
lack of accuracy
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inaccurate statement
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incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
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