1. A course of action, direction, or sequence of decisions that is incorrect, mistaken, or leads to wrong conclusions
The investigation followed an erroneous path that delayed the discovery of the real culprit.
A investigação seguiu um caminho errado que atrasou a descoberta do verdadeiro culpado.
2. In computing or logic, a sequence of operations or algorithm that produces incorrect results due to faulty logic or input
The software took an erroneous path due to a bug in the code.
O software seguiu um caminho errado devido a um bug no código.