error-prone
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈɛrər proʊn/
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propenso a errores
- Another reason is the reduction of time-consuming, error-prone data reentry. Once data is recorded in an XML document, it can be easily transformed into whatever form is necessary for human consumption or computer applications without reentry.
- error-prone and time-consuming
And without that error prone DNA replication machinery, we'd probably still be in the primeval soup.
- And without that error prone DNA replication machinery, we'd probably still be in the primeval soup.
Examples
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Unfortunately, devising an appropriate policy in terms of system call arguments is an error-prone task, which, if incorrectly done, risks leaking private data or interfering with the operation of a legitimate scanner.
Academic text (2011) -
For example, decision-making in programs that serve high numbers of children living in poverty (e.g., Head Start) is likely to be an error-prone process in the absence of structured intervention to control for learning history (or opportunity for growth and development).
Academic text (2006) -
The company names change, the people do not, and neither does their error-prone technology.
Blog text (4) -
Actually, I have no doubt such cases exist, given how frail and error-prone human beings are.
Blog text (19) -
I am very slow and error-prone when I try to do arithmetic without a calculator.
Blog text (1) -
With an automated system and a common database, there are few steps requiring error-prone manual data entry.
Academic text (1996) -
Critical parts of your business are proving error-prone or inefficient, and you don't know how to fix them.
Blog text (31) -
The task of literature formatting is tedious, error-prone, and time-consuming.
Academic text (1993) -
Multithreaded programming is notoriously difficult and error-prone, so the challenge is to invent techniques that will make it easier.
Blog text (1) -
When using a manual process, it can make employees feel more error-prone in their tasks.
Synonyms
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4.1
Not able to be trusted to work or be right
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3.5
Not correct because it has mistakes, for example in an argument or plan
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6.8
Able to make mistakes or be wrong
1
3.9
Having many small errors or problems in a program
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7.5
Having made a mistake or done something wrong
Able to make mistakes
Antonyms
How Error-Prone
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Error-prone joins error ('a mistake') and prone ('likely to do something' or 'leaning toward'), which gives a clear picture of something leaning toward mistakes. So, if a person or thing is error-prone, it is 'likely to make mistakes'.