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INCORRECT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
Example:
the wrong side of the road
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
inaccurate (not accurate)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
Example:
based on the wrong assumptions
Synonyms:
incorrect; wrong
Classified under:
Similar:
erroneous (containing or characterized by error)
fallacious (based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information)
false; mistaken (arising from error)
Also:
inaccurate (not accurate)
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
false (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality)
Attribute:
correctness; rightness (conformity to fact or truth)
Antonym:
correct (free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth)
Derivation:
incorrectness (the quality of not conforming to fact or truth)
incorrectness (lack of conformity to social expectations)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ill-formed; ungrammatical (not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not in accord with established usage or procedure
Example:
it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts
Synonyms:
incorrect; wrong
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)
Context examples:
The device software was found to implement an incorrect sequence of steps for a specific computation.
(Incorrect Device Software Algorithm Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
Issue can include but is not limited to this material being unclear, missing worn out, incorrect or inaccurate.
(Medical Device Markings Issue, Food and Drug Administration)
Issue associated with device providing incorrect alarm warning or alert to user.
(False Alarm Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
Invalid, incorrect, or inappropriate information on the labels (not including instructions for use) e.g. mislabeled contents or device labeling characteristics or package contents.
(Inadequate Device Labeling Content Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
Testing the device for problems related to the incorrect or inadequate arrangement of the parts, components, elements, or materials.
(Device Physical Structure Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
Biases can lead to incorrect conclusions about what the study or clinical trial showed.
(Bias, NCI Dictionary)
However, capturing the protein’s multiple states in a crystal is challenging, and could potentially trap subtly misfolded or incorrect structures.
(Structural states of a brain receptor revealed, NIH)
A device that has inadequate or incorrect insulation material.
(Device Insulation Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
The device or component had faulty (incomplete or incorrect) software design.
(Device Design Error Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
Device packaging that is missing the insert or that contains an incorrect or inadequate insert (e.g. an insert with either the incorrect information or insufficient information).
(Device Package Insert Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
