error (EN)

noun

noun “error”

1. a wrong action or incorrect statement that someone makes by accident, not on purpose
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   She made an error in her calculations, which caused the experiment to fail.
2. the state of being mistaken
   She was in error when she claimed the meeting was at 3 PM instead of 2 PM.
3. the difference between a value that is measured and the actual correct value
   The scientist noticed an error of 2 degrees between the recorded temperature and the actual temperature.
4. (in computing) the situation where a task fails
   The program crashed because of an unexpected error.