error

[ er-er ]
/ ˈɛr ər /

noun

Origin of error

1250–1300; Middle English errour < Latin errōr- (stem of error), equivalent to err- err + -or -or1

SYNONYMS FOR error

4 fault, transgression, trespass, misdeed.

OTHER WORDS FROM error

er·ror·less, adjective er·ror·less·ly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for errorless

British Dictionary definitions for errorless

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, adjective

Word Origin for error

C13: from Latin, from errāre to err

Medical definitions for errorless

error
[ ĕrər ]

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 errorless

error

see comedy of errors; trial and error.