incorrect
adjective
in·cor·rect
ˌin-kə-ˈrekt 
1
a
: not true : wrong
incorrect answers
b
: inaccurate, faulty
an incorrect transcription
2
: unbecoming, improper
incorrect behavior
3
obsolete
: not corrected or chastened
Examples of incorrect in a Sentence
The doctor's diagnosis was incorrect.
The story in the newspaper is incorrect.
The restaurant considers jeans and T-shirts incorrect attire for dinner.
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Approximately 780,000 incorrect charges totaling over 2 billion forints ($5.43 million) in one night.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
According to a recent Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, 30% of workers are concerned with AI hallucinations, which is when AI generates incorrect information as a result of poor training or inaccurate assumptions.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Of the 10 incorrect decisions made by Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh this year, eight of them were on fourth-and-4-plus situations.
—Austin Mock, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
There are already numerous cases of people receiving wrong and potentially dangerously incorrect diagnoses after interacting with popular large language models.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
According to a recent Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, 30% of workers are concerned with AI hallucinations, which is when AI generates incorrect information as a result of poor training or inaccurate assumptions.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Of the 10 incorrect decisions made by Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh this year, eight of them were on fourth-and-4-plus situations.
—Austin Mock, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
There are already numerous cases of people receiving wrong and potentially dangerously incorrect diagnoses after interacting with popular large language models.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Incorrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incorrect. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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incorrect
adjective
in·cor·rect
ˌin-kə-ˈrekt
: not correct: as
a
: inaccurate, faulty
an incorrect copy
b
: not true : wrong
an incorrect answer
c
: not proper
incorrect behavior
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