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# inaccuracy

noun (inaccuracy, inaccuracies; also uncountable)

«inaccuracy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A mistake or wrong fact in something said, written or measured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#m1)
2. Not being exact or correct; the amount by which a measurement is wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths and science, inaccuracy in measurement comes from rough tools or careless reading; pupils repeat measurements to reduce it. In history and media lessons, they look for inaccuracies in sources and news. Phrases: an inaccuracy in, full of inaccuracies, measurement inaccuracy.

### Examples

- The teacher found three inaccuracies in my history report. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#x1)
- The old map was full of inaccuracies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#x2)
- We repeated the experiment to reduce inaccuracy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#x3)
- The film had many historical inaccuracies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#x4)
- The inaccuracy of the cheap scale was about ten grams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#x5)
- Check facts carefully to avoid inaccuracies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/#x6)

### Note

Countable for each mistake («inaccuracies»), uncountable for the general quality. Adjective «inaccurate»; opposite «accuracy». In maths, inaccuracy can be measured as the difference between your answer and the true value.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inaccuracy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccuracy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inaccuracy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inaccuracy.html) on Mova free.