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# inaccurate

adjective (inaccurate, more inaccurate)

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

## Everyday

Not correct or not exact; containing mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccurate/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths and science: an inaccurate measurement, inaccurate ruler or inaccurate answer. In reading and media lessons: inaccurate information or fake facts. Pupils learn to check sources and measure carefully.

### Examples

- The scales were inaccurate, so we weighed it again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccurate/#x1)
- That map is inaccurate — the road isn't there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccurate/#x2)
- His estimate was inaccurate by ten metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccurate/#x3)
- Some websites give inaccurate information. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccurate/#x4)
- An old ruler with a broken end gives inaccurate measurements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccurate/#x5)
- The newspaper report was inaccurate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaccurate/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: accurate. Noun: inaccuracy. Adverb: inaccurately. In maths, an inaccurate answer is not exactly right; an estimate is meant to be close, not exact.

## On Mova

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