errors

noun

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

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

(countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.

(computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.

(statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.

(appellate law, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.

(baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.

(linguistics) An unintentional deviation from the inherent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner.

Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.

verb

(computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

(nonstandard) To err.

Roots

erroerr- · Latin · wander, stray

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