noun
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an error in writing or printing
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another name for corrigendum
Usage
See errata.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of erratum
1580–90; < Latin, noun use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre ). See err, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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I think his social media followers will instead shout, “Holy erratum, Batman.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019
But in an erratum issued by the journal, first reported by Retraction Watch, the authors said those two findings were “exactly reversed.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2016
Considering the many plausible underlying explanations for the original findings, the erratum is a healthy reminder of how easy it is for us to construct just-so stories, and to embrace studies that confirm our assumptions.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 11, 2016
“That’s another error in this publication and I’ve submitted an erratum to the publisher,” Thorp said.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 10, 2014
The original text contained an erratum, as follows: Erratum:—Page 39, Line 5, for Dr. Henry Porter, read Dr. Harvey Porter.
From Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms by H. Ling (Henry Ling) Roth
As part of the legal filings on Monday, Ms. Grossberg’s lawyers included her errata sheet, which is used by witnesses to correct mistakes in their depositions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
The journal will assess the claims, he adds, and issue errata or retractions if warranted.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 10, 2022
Bik estimates that her discoveries have led to at least 172 retractions and more than 300 errata and corrections — but all too often, she says, her warnings seem to be ignored.
From Nature ● May 12, 2020
If you have a correction to suggest, submit it through our errata reporting tool.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
In the twenty years between the first shovelsful of dirt and the final errata sheets, the scientists concluded that paleo-Indians had occupied Monte Verde at least 12,800 years ago.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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