Definitions for error

Definitions for (noun) error

Main entry: mistake, error, fault

Definition: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Usage: he made a bad mistake; she was quick to point out my errors; I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults


Main entry: error, misplay

Definition: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed


Main entry: erroneousness, error

Definition: inadvertent incorrectness


Main entry: wrongdoing, error

Definition: departure from what is ethically acceptable


Main entry: erroneous belief, error

Definition: a misconception resulting from incorrect information


Main entry: mistake, error

Definition: part of a statement that is not correct

Usage: the book was full of errors


Main entry: error, computer error

Definition: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer


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