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mistake, error
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Error (disambiguation) — Error may refer to: *Error, a mistake. *Error coram nobis, a type of writ. *Postage stamp error *Error coin *Error, a character from cience*Approximation error, error in scientific measurements *Standard error (statistics) *Errors and residuals… … Wikipedia
error — er|ror W2S2 [ˈerə US ˈerər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: errour, from Latin error, from errare; ERR] 1.) [U and C] a mistake error in ▪ There must be an error in our calculations. make/commit an error ▪ The government h … Dictionary of contemporary English
mistake — mis•take [[t]mɪˈsteɪk[/t]] n. v. took, tak•en, tak•ing 1) an error in action, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc 2) a misunderstanding or misconception 3) to regard or identify wrongly as… … From formal English to slang
mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… … Law dictionary
error — er·ror n: an act that through ignorance, deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done procedural error s; esp: a mistake made by a lower court in conducting judicial proceedings or making findings in a case to… … Law dictionary
error — error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse, faux pas, bull, howler, boner are comparable when they denote something (as an act, statement, or belief) that involves a departure from what is, or what is generally held to be, true, right, or proper. Error … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Error — Er ror, n. [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See {Err}.] 1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A wandering or deviation … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
error — [er′ər] n. [ME & OFr errour < L error < errare: see ERR] 1. the state of believing what is untrue, incorrect, or wrong 2. a wrong belief; incorrect opinion 3. something incorrectly done through ignorance or carelessness; mistake 4. a… … English World dictionary
mistake of fact — see mistake Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mistake of fact n … Law dictionary
error — er‧ror [ˈerə ǁ ˈerər] noun [countable] 1. a mistake: • The confusion was the result of a computer error. • The company has made some strategic errors. ˈcompensating ˌerror ACCOUNTING a mistake in keeping accounts that is hard to find because it… … Financial and business terms
Mistake — Mis*take (m[i^]s*t[=a]k ), n. 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct. [1913 Webster] Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
