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Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.
William C. Bryant

Meaning of "error" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ERROR

From Latin, from errāre to err.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ERROR

error  [ˈɛrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERROR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Error is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ERROR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

error

Error

The word error entails different meanings and usages relative to how it is conceptually applied. The concrete meaning of the Latin word "error" is "wandering" or "straying". Unlike an illusion, an error or a mistake can sometimes be dispelled through knowledge. For example, a person who uses too much of an ingredient in a recipe and has a failed product can learn the right amount to use and avoid repeating the mistake. However, some errors can occur even when individuals have the required knowledge to perform a task correctly. Examples include forgetting to collect change after buying chocolate from a vending machine, forgetting the original document after making photocopies, and forgetting to turn the gas off after cooking a meal. Some errors occur when an individual is distracted by something else.

Definition of error in the English dictionary

The first definition of error in the dictionary is a mistake or inaccuracy, as in action or speech. Other definition of error is an incorrect belief or wrong judgment. Error is also the condition of deviating from accuracy or correctness, as in belief, action, or speech.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ERROR


bioterror
ˌbaɪəʊˈtɛrə
busera
bʊˈsɛrə
counterterror
ˌkaʊntəˈtɛrə
Ferrar
ˈfɛrə
guayabera
ˌɡwaɪəˈbɛrə
Kagera
kæˈɡɛrə
serra
ˈsɛrə
terra
ˈtɛrə
terror
ˈtɛrə
verra
ˈvɛrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERROR

errantry
errata
erratic
erratical
erratically
erraticism
erratum
errhine
erring
erringly
erroneous
erroneously
erroneousness
error correction
error message
error of closure
error of judgment
error-free
errorist
errorless

WORDS THAT END LIKE ERROR

body horror
computer error
driving mirror
holy terror
horror
human error
mirror
primary mirror
rear-view mirror
Reign of Terror
rounding error
shock-horror
spelling error
standard error
trial and error
type I error
type II error
typing error
vanity mirror
wing mirror

Synonyms and antonyms of error in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ERROR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «error» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of error

Translation of «error» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ERROR

Find out the translation of error to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of error from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «error» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

错误
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

error
570 millions of speakers

English

error
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

त्रुटि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَلْطَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ошибка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

erro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এরর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

erreur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesilapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fehler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間違い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kesalahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hata
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

errore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

błąd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

помилка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eroare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφάλμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of error

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ERROR»

The term «error» is very widely used and occupies the 1.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ERROR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «error» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «error» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about error

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10 QUOTES WITH «ERROR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word error.
1
Lord Acton
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
2
Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
3
Margaret Atwood
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill an emu, acted out in song or dance, or that Uncle George was eaten by a croc over there, don't go there to swim, then those young people don't have to find out by trial and error.
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Hosea Ballou
Error is always more busy than truth.
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Christine Baranski
Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.
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Todd Barry
I mean, I've had bartenders and waiters and waitresses make a comment about a joke of mine, like pointing out some sort of logic error or something that I've never even thought about, and they're right.
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Sidney Blumenthal
On health care, virtually every political error that could be made was made.
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William Jennings Bryan
The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.
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William C. Bryant
Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.
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Robert Burton
Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of illusion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERROR»

Discover the use of error in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to error and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and ...
Every bit as alarming as it is illuminating”—The New York Times), and other notable books on education history and policy—an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is ...
Diane Ravitch, 2013
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
In this wondrously engaging book, Damasio takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational ...
Anthony Damasio, 2005
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Human Error
This 1991 book is a major theoretical integration of several previously isolated literatures looking at human error in major accidents.
James Reason, 1990
4
Fatal Error
Details the shocking true story of Sharee Miller, a pathological liar, who, using sex and promises of love, convinced ex-cop Jerry Cassaday to kill her supposedly abusive husband, but when Jerry discovered that he had killed an innocent man ...
Mark Morris, Paul Janczewski, 2003
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Error-correcting Codes
The coding problem; Introduction to algebra; Linear codes; Error correction capabilities of linear codes; Important linear block codes; Polynomial rings and galois fields; Linear switching circuits; Cyclic codes; Bose-chaudhuri-hocquenghem ...
William Wesley Peterson, E. J. Weldon, 1972
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Human Error: Causes and Control
Detailed, practical, and broad in scope, the book explores the field of human error, including its identification, its probable cause, and how it can be reasonably controlled or prevented.
George A. Peters, Barbara J. Peters, 2006
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Behind Human Error
Solutions are thought to lie in changing the people or their role. The label "human error", however, is prejudicial and hides more than it reveals about how a system malfunctions. This book takes you behind the label.
Professor Sidney Dekker, Dr Richard I Cook, Dr Leila Johannesen, 2012
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An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of ...
The need for error analysis is captured in the book's arresting cover shot - of the 1895 Paris train disaster.
John Robert Taylor, 1997
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Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models: A Modern Perspective, ...
It’s been over a decade since the first edition of Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models splashed onto the scene, and research in the field has certainly not cooled in the interim.
Raymond J. Carroll, David Ruppert, Leonard A. Stefanski, 2006
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From Error-Correcting Codes Through Sphere Packings to ...
Mathematical methods of encoding messages to ensure correctness when transmitted over noisy channels led to discoveries of extremely efficient sphere lattice packings.
Thomas M. Thompson, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERROR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term error is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Co-op Food Admits Double Billing Error
A spokesperson for The Co-operative Food said: “Due to a processing error customers who shopped with us or used a petrol filling station on 7 ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
2
B.C. lotto players win nearly $1.1 million due to error in online game
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The BC Lottery Corp. says it is paying nine gamblers nearly $1.1 million because of a software error in one of its online ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
3
Math error at Museum of Science? Not so fast
Joseph Rosenfeld didn't understand the fuss. He said there were three mistakes in the formula for the Golden Ratio at Boston's Museum of ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
DA makes error: No manslaughter charge against driver in Maine …
The Androscoggin County DA says a clerical error led to a mistaken announcement that the driver was indicted on felony charges. The driver ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
5
Dinosaur Provincial Park stamp recalled over geography error
Canada Post has apologized for the error and is recalling the stamps from all post offices so they can be destroyed. A new stamp, with a correct ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
6
Hema Malini Made 'Brutal Error', But Child Shouldn't Have Been in …
"It was a brutal error on part of everyone who was there on the scene, the accident scene, including Hemaji, to have left the child back there on ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
7
Boston science museum claims Joseph Rosenfeld did NOT discover …
'I was just really excited that I found an error,' he told Boston.com. 'That doesn't happen every day.' After visiting the exhibit, he left a message ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Problems with eBay today: error 70005 & 70243
Several readers report receiving a 70005 error and one has kindly provided us with a ... One reader has sent us this error message 70243:. «TameBay, Jul 15»
9
Letter to Swegle Elementary parents was sent "in error"
The tone of a letter sent to parents of Swegle Elementary School students this week about the upcoming school year struck a nerve for some ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
10
Antioch Water Park Illnesses Blamed on Faulty System, Possible …
... system malfunction or as a result of human error. But Nancy Kaiser, the city's director of Parks and Recreation, which operates the water park, ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»

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