…a line through a point on a graph, parallel to one of the axes, which represents the uncertainty or error of the corresponding coordinate of the point…
…an error or hardware fault causing failure of a program or operating system, especially one that gives no option of recovery…
…a message displayed on a monitor screen or printout indicating that an incorrect instruction has been given or that there is an error resulting from faulty software or hardware…
…an error in measurement caused by factors which vary from one measurement to another…
…a character or string incorrectly placed in a command or instruction that causes a failure in execution…
…error in a statistical analysis arising from the unrepresentativeness of the sample taken…
…a measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, equal to the standard deviation of the theoretical distribution of a large population of such estimates…
…a mistake made on an easy shot by a competitor in a nonpressure situation…
…the rate at which errors occur in the transmission of digital data…
…an error that increases with the size of the sample revealing it…
…the automatic correction of errors that arise from the incorrect transmission of digital data…
…an error having a non-zero mean, so that its effect is not reduced when observations are averaged…
…a small amount that is allowed for in case of miscalculation or change of circumstances…
…the process of experimenting with various methods of doing something until one finds the most successful…
…realize or acknowledge one’s wrongdoing…
…an amount of something included so as to be sure of success or safety…
…the error of assigning to something a quality or action which can only properly be assigned to things of another category, for example treating abstract concepts as though they had a physical location…
