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error

[er-er] / ˈɛr ər /


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Scientists used a new error correction strategy to encode 70 logical qubits and tackle a problem considered classically intractable.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

It said an error in its system meant he had been overpaid for years.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Nvidia is a big winner so far, but if it makes an error it can’t recover from, it will be game over.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

He said that failing to disclose the payment was “a serious error in judgment.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Thus we are told ‘the one and only error of general principle which the historian can commit...is to read history not forwards, as it happened, but backwards.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Unlike individual physical qubits, logical qubits are encoded in a way that helps protect quantum information from errors and noise.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

“Furthermore, image errors on steep slopes and high-precision monitoring over vast and complex terrain remain an international challenge,” the embassy said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The way the central couple navigates the twists, turns, roadblocks and unforced errors that entangle their budding relationship is the beating heart of these films.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

An MoD spokesperson told the BBC that it recognises that errors to pension payments "may cause uncertainty", adding that it is contacting veterans and "providing support for anyone who requires it".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

When they discovered these errors, the saboteurs were angry that Kappe didn't seem worried about how easily the bills could be traced back to them.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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