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title: inaccuracy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inaccuracy» in the school dictionary: A mistake or wrong fact in something said, written or measured. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inaccuracy

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**Who acts:** mistake, amount, measurement, teacher, my, old map · **What happens:** say, write, measure, not be, be, amount · **To what, where:** three inaccuracies, history report, experiment, inaccuracy, many historical inaccuracies, ten grams · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«inaccuracy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [inaccuracy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inaccuracy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A mistake or wrong fact in something said, written or measured.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:m1:1
# text = A mistake or wrong fact in something said, written or measured.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a mistake or wrong fact in something |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **write** | participle | a mistake or wrong fact in something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **measure** | participle | a mistake or wrong fact in something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Not being exact or correct; the amount by which a measurement is wrong.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:m2:1
# text = Not being exact or correct; the amount by which a measurement is wrong.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
3	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	measurement	measurement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | exact *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *speech: disagree* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the amount by a measurement |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **amount** |  | a measurement |  |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: by=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher found three inaccuracies in my history report.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:x1:1
# text = The teacher found three inaccuracies in my history report.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	inaccuracies	inaccuracy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the teacher | three inaccuracies |  | my history report |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inaccuracy=Topic |
| 2 | **report** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old map was full of inaccuracies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:x2:1
# text = The old map was full of inaccuracies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	inaccuracies	inaccuracy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old map |  |  |  |  | of inaccuracies; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We repeated the experiment to reduce inaccuracy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:x3:1
# text = We repeated the experiment to reduce inaccuracy.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reduce	reduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	inaccuracy	inaccuracy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | past | We | the experiment |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experiment=Eventuality |
| 2 | **reduce** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | inaccuracy |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer inaccuracy=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The film had many historical inaccuracies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:x4:1
# text = The film had many historical inaccuracies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	historical	historical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	inaccuracies	inaccuracy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the film | many historical inaccuracies |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inaccuracy=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inaccuracy of the cheap scale was about ten grams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:x5:1
# text = The inaccuracy of the cheap scale was about ten grams.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inaccuracy	inaccuracy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the inaccuracy of the cheap scale | ten grams |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check facts carefully to avoid inaccuracies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inaccuracy:x6:1
# text = Check facts carefully to avoid inaccuracies.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	inaccuracies	inaccuracy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | facts |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | inaccuracies |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent inaccuracy=Location |

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