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error

Letters that make error

o, e, r are letters that make 'error'

Words within error

ER, OR, Ro, Er, err are words within 'error'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of error

errors, terror are words created by adding a letter to 'error'

error is a 5 letter word starting with e
error is a 5 letter word ending with r

7 possible definitions for 'error'

Error as "departure from what is ethically acceptable"

Under this definition, error is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wrongdoing has the same meaning as error

error as a type

'error' can be a type of evilness, evil.

Error as "a misconception resulting from incorrect information"

Under this definition, error is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

erroneous belief has the same meaning as error

error as a type

'error' can be a type of misconception.

Error as "part of a statement that is not correct"

Under this definition, error is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mistake has the same meaning as error

error as a type

'error' can be a type of misstatement.

Types of error

literal, typographical error, corrigendum, misprint, erratum, typo, literal error are types of 'error'.

Derivatives of error

err, slip, mistake are derivatives of 'error'.

Example of error used within this context

"the book was full of errors"

Error as "(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer"

Under this definition, error is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

computer error has the same meaning as error

error as a type

'error' can be a type of occurrent, natural event, happening, occurrence.

Types of error

programming error, software error, hardware error, algorithm error are types of 'error'.

error as a category

'error' can be a category of computer science, computing.

Error as "inadvertent incorrectness"

Under this definition, error is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

erroneousness has the same meaning as error

error as a type

'error' can be a type of incorrectness, wrongness.

Types of error

deviation is a type of error.

Derivatives of error

err, slip, erroneous, mistake are derivatives of 'error'.

Error as "(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed"

Under this definition, error is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

misplay has the same meaning as error

error as a type

'error' can be a type of failure.

error as a category

'error' can be a category of baseball, baseball game.

Derivatives of error

misplay is a derivative of error.

Error as "a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention"

Under this definition, error is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mistake, fault have the same meaning as 'error'

error as a type

'error' can be a type of nonaccomplishment, nonachievement.

Types of error

incursion, slip, folly, smear, botch, oversight, offside, miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation, lapse, blot, smirch, spot, stain, confusion, mix-up, distortion, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis, omission, skip, blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, boner, boo-boo, ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up, stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility, revoke, renege are types of 'error'.

Derivatives of error

err, slip, fault, wrong, faulty, incorrect, blame, mistake are derivatives of 'error'.

Example of error used within this context

"he made a bad mistake", "she was quick to point out my errors", "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"