error
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈɛrər/
- Jargon
:
error
- The game turned when the outfielder committed a crucial error that let two runners score.
- make an error
And so we learn that it's one error and you're out.
- And so we learn that it's one error and you're out.
Examples
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No hits, no runs, no errors.
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Three runs, seven hits, no errors and four left--
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...short, went to second on an error.
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First pitch of the game and the Angels have an error and a man on base.
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Eight runs, nine hits and two errors for the Red Sox.
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Los Angeles had six hits, three walks, and an error in the inning.
Blog text (17) -
So a routine throw becomes a 2-base throwing error.
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Benny made another error that inning, but the run had already scored.
Fiction book (1997) -
Suddenly, with their three errors, it was the Tigers who looked like pretenders.
Blog text (23) -
And it will be an error charged to the pitcher, allowing Mickey Mantle to get to third and Berra to get to first.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
2
4.1
Solving a problem by trying different ways and learning from mistakes until you succeed
- Specialized
2
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, meaning 'to wander' or 'to stray', and it is the same root as the verb err ('to make a mistake'). So in baseball an error is a play where a fielder 'strays' from the correct action and lets the batter or runner continue.