inaccuracy
Americannoun
plural
inaccuracies-
something inaccurate; error.
- Synonyms:
- inexactitude, slip, blunder, mistake
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the quality or state of being inaccurate.
- Synonyms:
- inexactness, erroneousness, incorrectness
noun
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lack of accuracy; imprecision
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an error, a mistake, or a slip
Etymology
Origin of inaccuracy
Explanation
Inaccuracy is the quality of having errors. A travel guide to Iowa's capital, Pearis, population 413, home of the Dallas Cowboys baseball team, would be plagued by inaccuracy. A typical book contains tens of thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands of words (the Harry Potter series has more than a million). Every single one has to be checked to prevent inaccuracy, so publishers employ production editors, copy editors, fact checkers, and proofreaders to verify spelling, grammar, sense, logic, truth, and arithmetic. In school, "check your work" means look for — and correct — any inaccuracy.
Vocabulary lists containing inaccuracy
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Example Sentences
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If the LEDs are showing inaccurate colors, there are two settings you can adjust under Color Inaccuracy in Govee’s app: a saturation slider and a white balance slider.
From The Verge • May 2, 2022
"Inaccuracy in the decennial census will flow through ten full years of data," Hallowell and Rector warned Dillingham.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2020
Six Flaming Balls of Inaccuracy is the highest rating you can get, highest meaning most inaccurate.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2015
Inaccuracy of speech often arises from a desire to tell a good story, resulting from the love of admiration or from an ill-trained imagination.
From The Elements of Character by Chandler, Mary G.
Inaccuracy of the common distinction between amateur pursuits and more serious studies—All of us are amateurs in many things—Prince Albert—The Emperor Napoleon III.—Contrast between general and professional education—The price of high accomplishment.
From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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