error
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈɛrər/
:
error
- The team discovered an error in the calculations that affected the final results.
- make an error
- common errors
- spelling errors
You made multiple grammatical errors and you speak with an accent.
- You made multiple grammatical errors and you speak with an accent.
- He does that from oral errors that were corrected in proof.
- If you don't correct your error, I forgive you.
- So actually they made an error in in not seeing that.
- That was obviously an error and I meant to say LC display.
- What are the most common errors you see people working when conversing?
- You make an error, it's out there instantly.
- The first error is they prioritize a single value.
- But my thing is these errors can push you into better things.
Examples
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At this point, his articulation errors were interfering with others' ability to understand him.
Academic text (2013) -
There's little margin for error.
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So this is a classic error, right?
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There was obviously a serious error made.
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There is no room for error.
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So we were wondering, just where the error lies in that?
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The current study revealed a variety of error types produced by 3-year-old children.
Academic text (2012) -
I came to you with a clerical error.
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By the time Vermser realises his error, it's too late.
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Human error.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A wrong action or decision
∞
1.8
A mistake or personal weakness that causes people to blame someone
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4.2
An idea that is not true because people understand something wrongly
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3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
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4.2
A wrong estimate of numbers or plans that causes problems
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4.9
A mistake in information or measurement
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5.8
An incorrect statement that gives the wrong facts
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6.8
A wrong idea about something
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3.6
A wrong decision about a person or situation
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2.8
A careless, foolish error that causes problems
An error in calculating numbers or amounts
A wrong guess about how much or how likely something is
An incorrect amount or size you find when you check something
Idioms
Compounds
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4.1
Solving a problem by trying different ways and learning from mistakes until you succeed
- Specialized
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4.3
A small mistake in a calculation when you shorten numbers to fewer decimal places
- Specialized
1
4.2
A mistake in computer code that breaks the language rules before the program runs
- Specialized
A problem when a computer cannot open or save files on a disk because the disk is damaged
- Specialized
A way of adding extra information to data so small errors can be found and fixed
- Specialized
A health problem passed from parents that makes the body unable to use food properly
- Specialized
A problem that happens while a program is running because of wrong data or bad instructions
- Specialized
An unexpected problem that happens while a program runs because of wrong input or actions
- Archaic
A person or side who asks a higher court to change a lower court's decision
- Specialized
An error in a program's logic that makes it give wrong results even when the code runs without errors
- Specialized
A mistake that happens when a calculation is stopped early and numbers or parts are left out
- Archaic
An official order from a higher court asking a lower court to send trial papers to be checked for mistakes
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Error comes from the Latin verb errare, which means 'to wander' or 'to stray', and it shares the root with the simple English verb err ('to make a mistake'). So an error is like 'wandering away' from the correct answer or truth.