Error

Quick meaning: Error is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
2. (countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.
3. (computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
4. (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
5. (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
6. (appellate law, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
7. Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.

Example Sentences

There was a large error in the accounts.

The web-page took a long time to load and errored out.

This directory errors with a "Permission denied" message.

Remove that line of code and the script should stop erroring there.

Word Forms

• errors
• errour
• erroring
• errored

Synonyms for error

Depending on context, synonyms include aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include erroneousness, mistake, wrongdoing, misplay, fault, erroneous.

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