erroneous

This term carries a formal, clinical tone, often appearing in legal, academic, or technical documents to describe a failure in logic or fact. It suggests a systemic or structural mistake rather than a simple slip of the tongue or a casual blunder. While "wrong" is a general term for incorrectness, "erroneous" specifically implies that a conclusion was reached based on a flawed premise or a piece of misinformation. It describes the state of the information itself rather than the act of making the mistake.