spurious


Definition: Meaning of, spurious in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈspjʊərɪəs /

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  1. a spurious statement, argument etc is not based on facts or good thinking and is likely to be incorrect
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  2. insincere
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spurious used in phrases

  • spurious correlation (noun)
    1. buying electric motors will not raise grades e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school statistics a correlation between two variables that does not result from any direct relation between them but from their relation to other variables
  • spurious wing (noun)
    1. tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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