An Error

1. (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
2. (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
3. (countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.
4. (computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
5. (statistics, countable) The differencebetween a measured or calculated value and a true one.
6. (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
7. (appellate law, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
8. Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.

SynonymsEdit

• (state of being wrong): wrength
• (a mistake): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, fault, faux pas, fluff, flub, fumble, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko