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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024er•ror /ˈɛrɚ/USA pronunciation n. - a mistake;
inaccuracy:[countable]made several errors in addition. - the condition of being wrong:[uncountable]I was in error about the date of the party.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024er•ror (er′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a deviation from accuracy or correctness;
a mistake, as in action or speech:His speech contained several factual errors. - belief in something untrue;
the holding of mistaken opinions. - the condition of believing what is not true:in error about the date.
- a moral offense;
wrongdoing; sin. - Sport[Baseball.]a misplay that enables a base runner to reach base safely or advance a base, or a batter to have a turn at bat prolonged, as the dropping of a ball batted in the air, the fumbling of a batted or thrown ball, or the throwing of a wild ball, but not including a passed ball or wild pitch.
- Mathematicsthe difference between the observed or approximately determined value and the true value of a quantity.
- Law
- Lawa mistake in a matter of fact or law in a case tried in a court of record.
- LawSee writ of error.
- Stamps[Philately.]a stamp distinguished by an error or errors in design, engraving, selection of inks, or setting up of the printing apparatus. Cf. freak1 (def. 5), variety (def. 8).
- Latin errōr- (stem of error), equivalent. to err- err + -or -or1
- Middle English errour 1250–1300
er′ror•less, adj. er′ror•less•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blunder, slip, oversight. See mistake.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fault, transgression, trespass, misdeed.
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