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1. (n.) error
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; mistake.
2. error
the holding of mistaken opinions.
3. error
the condition of believing what is not true:
I was in error about the date.
4. error
a moral offense.
5. error
a baseball misplay allowing a batter to reach base or a runner to advance.
6. error
the difference between the observed or approximately determined value and the true value of a quantity in mathematics or statistics.
7. error
Law.
8. error
a mistake in a matter of fact or law in a case tried in a court of record.
9. error
a postage stamp distinguished by an imperfection, as in design.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME errour < L error <err(āre) to wander, err)
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| Definition of 'Error' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mistake, error, fault
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
"he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
2. (noun) erroneousness, error
inadvertent incorrectness
3. (noun) error, erroneous belief
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
4. (noun) error, misplay
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
5. (noun) error, wrongdoing
departure from what is ethically acceptable
6. (noun) error, computer error
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
7. (noun) error, mistake
part of a statement that is not correct
"the book was full of errors"
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1. (noun) error
run an errand
a mistake that results in problems
a mathematical/computer error; Someone in finance made an error.
2. error
an error of judgment
an unwise decision
3. error
human error
indicates a person made a mistake, not a machine
a crash due to human error
4. error
in error
by mistake
The letter was sent to you in error.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Error
a wandering; a roving or irregular course
2. (noun) Error
a wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error
3. (noun) Error
a departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension
4. (noun) Error
a moral offense; violation of duty; a sin or transgression; iniquity; fault
5. (noun) Error
the difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position
6. (noun) Error
the difference between an observed value and the true value of a quantity
7. (noun) Error
the difference between the observed value of a quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the true value; -- sometimes called residual error
8. (noun) Error
a mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact
9. (noun) Error
a fault of a player of the side in the field which results in failure to put out a player on the other side, or gives him an unearned base
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Sense: (not used of a person) wrong; incorrect
an erroneous statement.; His written work is full of errors.
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 Brazilian: erro |
 Finnish: virhe |
 Indonesian: kesalahan |
 Korean: 잘못 |
 Persian: غلطى |
 Pashto: غلطى |
 Thai: ข้อผิดพลาด |
 Taiwanese: 錯誤 |
 Chinese: 错误 |
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