inaccuracy

[in-ak-yer-uh-see]

noun

plural

inaccuracies 

1. something inaccurate; error.

   Synonyms: inexactitude, slip, blunder, mistake

2. the quality or state of being inaccurate.

   Synonyms: inexactness, erroneousness, incorrectness

inaccuracy

/ ɪnˈækjʊrəsɪ /

noun

1. lack of accuracy; imprecision

2. an error, a mistake, or a slip

Word History and Origins

Origin of inaccuracy¹

First recorded in 1750–60; in- ³ + accuracy

Example Sentences

“I hope you have not been reading the newspapers, Penny! They seem to print all kinds of inaccuracies nowadays.”

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After Leicester Fainga'anuku and Codie Taylor crossed inside the first 20 minutes for the visitors, England looked like they might pay for their own inaccuracy in attack.

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In a letter to councilmembers, the board of directors of Zero Emissions Transit — the nonprofit charged with funding and operating the gondola — urged the council to reject what it called “serious inaccuracies and misleading claims.”

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Even the BofA analysts acknowledged that quantum computers so far have been “noisy,” meaning there are “disturbances or inaccuracies that affect the qubits” and prevent the computations from taking place in the proper way.

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Even the BofA analysts acknowledged that quantum computers so far have been “noisy,” meaning there are “disturbances or inaccuracies that affect the qubits” and prevent the computations from taking place in the proper way.

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Related Words

• blunder 
• deception 
• defect 
• exaggeration