error

Definition

Examples

An error in the invoice caused a delay in the payment.

Word Family

Synonyms

• mistakea wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• faulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• blunderan embarrassing mistake

Collocations

• Easy spelling error
  to spelling error, meaning to orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
• Medium human error in reporting
  describing human error in reporting (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
• Hard margin of error
  describing margin of error (the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary)
• Very Hard trial and error empirical approach
  describing trial and error empirical approach (the act of testing something)