Definition of error

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Definition of error

  • a misconception resulting from incorrect information (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. erroneous belief
  • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun)

    Examples

    1. she was quick to point out my errors

    Synonyms

    1. fault
    2. mistake
  • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. misplay
  • inadvertent incorrectness (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. erroneousness
  • part of a statement that is not correct (noun)

    Examples

    1. the book was full of errors

    Synonyms

    1. mistake
  • departure from what is ethically acceptable (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. wrongdoing
  • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. computer error

See definition of error in Merriam Webster