error
noun
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech.
errors
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pluralof error.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two further calls, Barry's goal and the potential red card to Bogle, may be errors but will depend who is on the panel and where their subjective opinion lies.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Differences in these systems may help explain why people with sleep disorders often experience slower reaction times, difficulty making decisions, and a greater likelihood of errors or accidents.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
"That's Reece," Walters repeated when asked about the errors.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Since these readings determine royalty and tax payments, the lab estimated that the errors could lead to an overstatement or understatement of a single well’s production value by as much as $36 million a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Mostly these errors would have been such that the new macromolecule could not reproduce itself and eventually would have been destroyed.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
