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Webster 1913 Edition


Inaccuracy

In-ac′cu-ra-cy

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Noun.
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pl.
Inaccuracies
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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

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Noun.
[from inaccurate.] Want of accuracy or exactness; mistake; fault; defect; error; as an inaccuracy in writing, in a transcript, or in a calculation.

Definition 2024


inaccuracy

inaccuracy

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Noun

inaccuracy (countable and uncountable, plural inaccuracies)

  1. (uncountable) The property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
  2. (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.
  3. (uncountable) Incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.

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