Definition
Not correct or precise; containing mistakes or errors.
Etymology
From the prefix 'in-' (not) combined with 'accurate,' which comes from Latin 'accuratus' meaning 'done with care.' The word entered English in the 17th century to describe things that lack precision.
Kelly Says
Before calculators and computers, 'inaccuracy' was one of humanity's biggest problems—ancient mathematicians spent centuries trying to measure pi more accurately, and even small inaccuracies in navigation could cause ships to sink thousands of miles off course.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የምሳሌ (ye misale)
ye mis-a-le
ARالعربية
غير دقيق (ghair daqīq)
ghair da-qe-eq
BNবাংলা
অসম্পূর্ণ (osampurna)
os-am-poor-na
CACatalà
inaccurate
in-ak-ky-ra-te
CSČeština
nepresný
neh-pre-sny
DADansk
inaccurate
in-ak-ky-ra-te
DEDeutsch
ungenau
uhn-geh-now
ELΕλληνικά
ακριβής (akrivis)
ak-ri-vis
ESEspañol
inaccurate
in-ak-yura-te
FAفارسی
نادرست (naderest)
na-der-est
FISuomi
epätarkka
eh-pah-tar-kka
FRFrançais
inexact
in-ek-zak
GUGU
અનુમાન (anumān)
a-nu-maan
HEעברית
לא מדויק (lo med'uyek)
loh meh-doo-y-ek
HIहिन्दी
गलत (galat)
ga-lat
HUMagyar
inaccurate
in-ak-ky-ra-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak akurat
tidak a-ku-rat
IGIG
akụkọ dị mkpa
a-ku-ko di mk-pa
ITItaliano
inaccurate
in-ak-kyu-ra-te
JA日本語
不正確 (fuzoku)
foo-zoo-koo
KMKM
មិនត្រឹមត្រូវ (min tratruv)
min tra-truv
KO한국어
정확하지 않음 (jeonghakhaji aneum)
jeong-hak-ha-ji an-eum
MRMR
अचूक (achuk)
a-chook
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak tepat
tidak ja-pat
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြောမှုမရ meiosis
ska-ba-h-p-yaw-mu-mar meiosis
NLNederlands
onjuist
on-jo-yist
NONorsk
inaccurate
in-ak-ky-ra-te
PAPA
ਅਨુમાਨ (anumān)
a-nu-maan
PLPolski
nieprecyzyjny
nyeh-pre-cyz-yhn-y
PTPortuguês
incorreta
in-kor-re-ta
RORomână
inaccurat
in-a-ku-rat
RUРусский
неточность (netochnost)
nyeh-toh-ch-no-st
SVSvenska
inaccurate
in-ak-ky-ra-te
SWKiswahili
sifa isiyo sahihi
si-fa is-ee-yo sa-hi-hi
TAதமிழ்
சரியல்லாத (sariyallatha)
sa-ree-yal-la-tha
TEతెలుగు
inexact
in-ek-zak
THไทย
ไม่ถูกต้อง (mai tub-tong)
mai tub-tong
TLTL
hindi tama
hin-di ta-ma
TRTürkçe
doğru değil
doh-roo di-y-il
UKУкраїнська
неточний (netochnyi)
nyeh-toh-ch-nyy
URاردو
غلط (ghalat)
ghalat
VITiếng Việt
không chính xác
khong chinh xac
YOYO
kò ní ìrànwọ́
ko ni i-ran-wo
ZH中文
不准确 (bù zhǔnquè)
boo joon-chway
ZUZU
ngokungena
ngok-u-ng-e-na