inaccurate
Americanadjective
Usage
What does inaccurate mean? Inaccurate describes something that is incorrect, false, or not quite right, as in I came home at 9:30 last night, so saying I was out all night is inaccurate.Inaccurate is the opposite of accurate, which describes something being free of defects or errors. You might describe a scale is inaccurate if it doesn’t show the precise weight of something.Inaccurate can also describe something that is wrong or untrue. You could claim that the lie your brother told about you is inaccurate, especially if there’s a bit of truth in what he said but overall it’s wrong.Example: The results of the test were inaccurate, but they can be used to improve the next one.
Other Word Forms
- inaccurately adverb
- inaccurateness noun
Etymology
Origin of inaccurate
Example Sentences
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They say others, such as claims about seed oils, are inaccurate or go beyond what the current science says.
Some of its executives and researchers had concerns about the safety of such technology, which has the potential to produce inaccurate, biased or otherwise problematic information.
Lord Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism, told the same committee in December that he had "struggled" with some "inaccurate" details given by the force.
From BBC
However, the advisers found that there was no evidence that Constance "knowingly misled parliament nor was the statement inaccurate or untruthful".
From BBC
Lawyers have been sanctioned in a number of instances for submitting inaccurate information generated by AI, including one Florida lawyer who was fined $85,000.
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