OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5241

error

/ˈɛɹə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
error • trabacuenta • yerro
A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
Chris Brunt sliced the spot-kick well wide but his error was soon forgotten as Olsson headed home from a corner.
There was a large error in the accounts.
error
The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
error
Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
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