error-free
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error (ˈɛrə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a mistake or inaccuracy, as in action or speech: a typing error |
| 2. | an incorrect belief or wrong judgment |
| 3. | the condition of deviating from accuracy or correctness, as in belief, action, or speech: he was in error about the train times |
| 4. | deviation from a moral standard; wrongdoing: he saw the error of his ways |
| 5. | maths, statistics a measure of the difference between some quantity and an approximation to or estimate of it, often expressed as a percentage: an error of 5% |
| 6. | statistics type I error See type II error |
| [C13: from Latin, from errāre to | |
| error-'free | |
| —adj | |
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