nonaccurate

English

Etymology

non- +‎ accurate

Adjective

nonaccurate (comparative more nonaccurate, superlative most nonaccurate)

1. Not accurate; imprecise; conducive to inaccuracies.
   • 1988, Beverley L. Zakaluk, S. Jay Samuels, Readability: Its Past, Present, and Future, page 134:

     The lowest is the nonaccurate level, at which students experience difficulty in word recognition.

   • 1999, Mohamed Cheriet, Yee Hong Yang, Vision Interface: Real World Applications of Computer Vision, page 184:

     Since high accuracy on the 3D structure is often not needed, a nonaccurate estimation of the intrinsic parameters is sufficient to recover the 3D structure in most cases.

   • 2013, B.Z. Sandler, Probabilistic Approach to Mechanisms, page 128:

     Each deviation, whatever the origin, can be considered to result from a deviation of the basic radius which causes the deviation of the tooth profile involute which, in turn, brings the profiles into nonaccurate interaction.

   • 2013, K. Warner Schaie, Developmental Influences on Adult Intelligence, page 299:

     There was an approximately 40-month difference between accurate and nonaccurate NSAID users and a 21-month difference between accurate and nonaccurate CVD medication users.

Usage notes

The terms "nonaccurate" and inaccurate are very similar. "Nonaccurate" is used for conditions and situations that tend to produce or include inaccurate results. "Inaccurate" is used when something is definitely incorrect.