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error

[er-er] / ˈɛr ər /


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This measurement describes the amount of optical error in the system, or how far the incoming light deviates from an ideal, perfectly focused wavefront.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The approaching Northern Hemisphere winter leaves the market with little margin for error: until refining output recovers, inventories rebuild and shipping risks ease, efforts to lower diesel prices are likely to face significant limits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

While some Manchester United fans might agree with what Martinez said, there is a time and a place to do it and it felt like a really poor error of judgement.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Instead, manager Dave Roberts will put the ball — and his team’s future — in the massive right hand of Tyler Glasnow, who will have no margin for error.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

And he quoted the passage and pointed out the error.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Quantinuum said it has developed an approach to detect and correct these errors that failed just five times in one million operations, indicating 99.9995% fidelity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

According to Opta, in the Premier League this season no side has committed more errors leading to goals than Sunderland with five.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Both factors could have introduced errors into the exposure estimates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

During a hearing, Judge Joseph A. Montano granted Busfield’s motion to dismiss his indictment, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

I checked both for errors out of the corner of my eye, then tapped ok.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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