inaccuracy

[ in-ak-yer-uh-see ]

/ ɪnˈæk yər ə si /

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noun, plural in·ac·cu·ra·cies for 1.

something inaccurate; error.

the quality or state of being inaccurate.

Nearby words

in. hg, ina, inability, inable, inaccessible, inaccuracy, inaccurate, inaction, inactivate, inactivated poliovirus vaccine, inactive

Origin of inaccuracy

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

SYNONYMS FOR inaccuracy

1 mistake, blunder, slip, inexactitude.

2 incorrectness, erroneousness, inexactness.

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Examples from the Web for inaccuracy

To treat Islam as one evil enterprise “seems to me to be the height of inaccuracy and irresponsibility,” he told me forcefully.
The End of Us And Them: David Cannadine’s Quest to Unite History|Jimmy So|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This system is not only inefficient and costly, but prone to inaccuracy.
After Voter-ID Wars, What Next? A Truce Through Modernization.|Lawrence Norden|September 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I don't see a piece that was riddled with inaccuracy or gooeyness.
David Remnick's 'Bridge' to Obama: Full Transcript|The Daily Beast Video|April 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In his histories proper the special motive for embellishment disappears, but the habit of inaccuracy remains.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various

My fever had gradually increased, and my thoughts were deformed by inaccuracy and confusion.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown
Numberless examples of the same kind of inaccuracy may be found in good authors.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
He apologized, if there should be any inaccuracy in his letter, because he had a head-ache and some degree of fever.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
And small private customers were ever complaining of the inaccuracy of their accounts for small jobs.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for inaccuracy

inaccuracy

/ (ɪnˈækjʊrəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

lack of accuracy; imprecision

an error, a mistake, or a slip

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Word Origin and History for inaccuracy

inaccuracy

1701, "quality or condition of being inaccurate," from inaccurate + -cy. As an example of this, by 1883.

inaccuracy

noun, plural in·ac·cu·ra·cies for 1.

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inaccuracy

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