inaccuracy

noun

in·ac·cu·ra·cy | \(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rə-sē,

-k(ə-)rə-sē\

plural inaccuracies

Definition of inaccuracy

1 : the quality or state of being inaccurate

2 : mistake, error

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Examples of inaccuracy in a Sentence

I pointed out the inaccuracy of his statement. The text is filled with inaccuracies.

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One of the first people to pull off this feat, a photographer from Philadelphia named William Nicholson Jennings, explicitly set out to prove the inaccuracy of the conventional lightning zigzag. — Steph Yin, New York Times, "Do You Know What Lightning Really Looks Like?," 11 June 2018 Critics say its inaccuracies are unfair to a former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is the leading candidate in the polls for the election this fall. — Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, "Latest Uproar in Brazil’s Raw Political Debate: A Netflix Series," 2 Apr. 2018 Scott addressed concerns about his historical inaccuracy in the preface to his 1822 novel Peveril of the Peak, and his arguments are relevant to Noonan’s column. — Christopher J. Scalia, National Review, "Must Dramatic Art Be Historically Accurate?," 10 Jan. 2018 Clearing up those inaccuracies is part of the typical process of finalizing all internal audit reports. — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, "University of Michigan disputes its own auditors who probed endowment," 4 May 2018 As Laimer points out in the comments on his YouTube video, the watch loses about half a second per minute, an inaccuracy that'll add up quick. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "This 3D-Printed Mechanical Watch Is Super Impressive and Super Huge," 11 Jan. 2016 Leonid Gavrilov, a longevity researcher at the University of Chicago in Illinois, notes that even small inaccuracies in the Italian longevity records could lead to a spurious conclusion. — Elie Dolgin, Scientific American, "There's No Limit to Longevity, Says Study Reviving Human Life Span Debate," 1 July 2018 Bortles' bouts with inaccuracy could also leave Chark frustrated and allow defenses to pay him little mind. — Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "NFL draft boom-or-bust picks: Josh Allen among riskiest players," 30 Apr. 2018 Appearance-wise, the biggest inaccuracy in Jurassic Park‘s dinosaurs is the lack of feathers and colorful plumage, some knowledge about which has been gained in the years since the franchise debuted. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "The Real Scientific History Behind the Jurassic Park Dinosaurs," 22 June 2018

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