random error
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of random error
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Although that was most likely just a random error - unsurprising perhaps, given the volume of interest.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2022
But it was not a random error, either.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022
Researchers have shown that when the coronavirus replicates, around 3% of new virus copies have a new, random error, otherwise known as a mutation.
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2021
This assumption is saying in effect that Y is deterministic, the result of a fixed component “X” and a random error component “ϵ.”
From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017
The other 50% of the time, random error messages including "An error has occurred because an error of type 42 has occurred" and "Windows 95 uninstalled successfully" will be displayed.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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