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incorrect

adj
/ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/CA/ˌɪn.kəˈɹekt/

Etymology

From Middle French incorrect. By surface analysis, in- + correct.

  1. borrowed from incorrect

Definitions

  1. Not correct

    Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

    • He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.

  2. Faulty or defective.

    • The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.

  3. Inappropriate or improper.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An item or response that is incorrect.

      • Having each day's rates of corrects and incorrects written next to the graph also makes it easier for you to check the ... If you also have students count problems incorrect, calling them “not yets,” or “learning opportunities,” or ...

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Derived

incorrection, incorrectly, incorrectness, politically incorrect

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at incorrect. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01incorrect02erroneous03inaccurate04mistaken05mistake06misunderstand07incorrectly

A definitional loop anchored at incorrect. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at incorrect

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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