error
[ er-er ]
/ ˈɛr ər /
noun
Origin of error
SYNONYMS FOR error
OTHER WORDS FROM error
er·ror·less, adjective er·ror·less·ly, adverbWords nearby error
Example sentences from the Web for error
British Dictionary definitions for error
error
/ (ˈɛrə) /
noun
a mistake or inaccuracy, as in action or speech
a typing error
an incorrect belief or wrong judgment
the condition of deviating from accuracy or correctness, as in belief, action, or speech
he was in error about the train times
deviation from a moral standard; wrongdoing
he saw the error of his ways
maths statistics
a measure of the difference between some quantity and an approximation to or estimate of it, often expressed as a percentage
an error of 5%
statistics See type I error, type II error
Derived forms of error
error-free, adjectiveWord Origin for error
C13: from Latin, from
errāre to
err
Medical definitions for error
error
[ ĕr′ər ]
n.
A defect or insufficiency in structure or function.
An act, assertion, or decision, especially one made in testing a hypothesis, that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.
Idioms and Phrases with error
error
see comedy of errors; trial and error.