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error

/ˈɛrə/

/ˈɛrər/

errornoun

errors

/ˈɛrə/

/ˈɛrər/

Translations

ошибка

There was an error in the calculation.

В расчете была ошибка.

погрешность

The measurement has a small error.

Измерение имеет небольшую погрешность.

Additional translations

заблуждение

оплошность

промах

Definitions

A mistake or inaccuracy in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment.

The error in the report led to a misunderstanding of the project's progress.

A deviation from accuracy or correctness; a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.

The pilot's error resulted in the plane veering off course.

A mistake made in a computer program or system that causes it to produce incorrect or unexpected results.

The software update fixed a critical error that was causing the application to crash.

In baseball, a misplay by a fielder that allows a batter or base runner to advance one or more bases.

The shortstop's error allowed the opposing team to score an additional run.

The difference between an observed or measured value and the true, specified, or theoretically correct value.

The measurement error was less than 0.01 millimetres.

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Antonyms

errorverb

errored

Past Simple

errored

Past Participle

erroring

Gerund

Informal, chiefly computing: to fail or terminate with an error.

Definitions

(Computing, informal) Of a program or process: to stop functioning and display an error message.

The compiler will error if you forget a semicolon.

Synonyms

err

be mistaken

make a mistake

blunder

slip

misjudge

go wrong

commit an error

miss

stumble

erroradjective

/ˈɛr.ər/

/ˈɛr.ɚ/

Used attributively in combinations such as "error message", "error rate".

Definitions

Relating to, caused by, or designed to deal with errors.

The program includes comprehensive error-handling routines.