Error (2024)

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What is another word in error? ›

in error (adjective as in wrong) Strongest matches. amiss awry bad erroneous false inaccurate misguided mistaken unsound untrue. Strong matches. erring fluffed goofed miscalculated misconstrued mishandled out.

noun. a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech: His speech contained several factual errors. Synonyms: oversight, slip, blunder.

1. : something that is not correct : a wrong action or statement : mistake. [count] I made an error in my calculations.

Both refer to doing something wrong. However, 'mistake' is less formal and it is insignificant compared to an 'error'. People make mistakes when they already have the knowledge but lack concern and attention. However, 'error' is more formal and when people have errors, it is because the lack the proper knowledge.

Some common synonyms of mistake are blunder, error, lapse, and slip. While all these words mean "a departure from what is true, right, or proper," mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.

An error term represents the margin of error within a statistical model; it refers to the sum of the deviations within the regression line, which provides an explanation for the difference between the theoretical value of the model and the actual observed results.

error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper.

A quick definition of common error:

A common error is a mistake that is found in both an original work and a work that is suspected of being a copy. This mistake can be used as evidence that the alleged copy was made without permission.

boo-boo. nounas in small error. blooper. blunder. boner.

How do you say error in a nice way? ›

You can refer to the mistake as a glitch or slip-up. The other possibility is not to draw attention to who made the mistake, but rather just focus on what needs to be done to correct it, by referring to the mistake as a bump, hiccup, hurdle, or challenge.

The true error can be said as the probability that the hypothesis will misclassify a single randomly drawn sample from the population. Here the population represents all the data in the world. Let's consider a hypothesis h(x) and the true/target function is f(x) of population P.

An error (from the Latin errāre, meaning 'to wander') is an inaccurate or incorrect action, thought, or judgement.

An error may be defined as the difference between the measured and actual values. For example, if the two operators use the same device or instrument for measurement. It is not necessary that both operators get similar results. The difference between the measurements is referred to as an ERROR.

WRONG means that something is not correct. A mistake is a misjudgement or misassesment of the position. Mistakes are strategically errors when you choose a wrong plan. ERROR mean something done incorrectly or improperly.

aberration blunder confusion fault gaffe inaccuracy lapse miscalculation misconception misstep omission oversight snafu.

If you do something in error or if it happens in error, you do it or it happens because you have made a mistake, especially in your judgment. The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.

Typo is short for typographical error, and you can also call it a misprint.