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mistaken or inaccurate due to flaws in reasoning, evidence, or factual support
Example
Several witnesses provided erroneous eyewitness accounts of the crime that did not match the reality of what had occurred.
A simple calculation mistake led the research team to report erroneous findings that had to be retracted.
The diagnosis turned out to be erroneous once the doctor received the results of additional testing.
For years, the prevailing scientific theory was accepted as fact until new evidence proved it was erroneous.
