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• Error Term — A variable in a statistical and/or mathematical model, which is created when the model does not fully represent the actual relationship between the independent variable(s) and the dependent variable. As a result of this incomplete relationship,… …   Investment dictionary

• Error catastrophe — is a term used to describe the extinction of an organism (often in the context of microorganisms such as viruses) as a result of excessive RNA mutations. The term specifically refers to the predictions of mathematical models similar to that… …   Wikipedia

• error — error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse, faux pas, bull, howler, boner are comparable when they denote something (as an act, statement, or belief) that involves a departure from what is, or what is generally held to be, true, right, or proper. Error …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• error — [er′ər] n. [ME & OFr errour < L error < errare: see ERR] 1. the state of believing what is untrue, incorrect, or wrong 2. a wrong belief; incorrect opinion 3. something incorrectly done through ignorance or carelessness; mistake 4. a… …   English World dictionary

• error theory — Term due to the 20th century philosopher J. L. Mackie, describing a theory according to which everyday thought in some area is sufficiently infected by mistaken philosophical views to be widely in error. Mackie believed that ordinary moral… …   Philosophy dictionary

• Error function — Plot of the error function In mathematics, the error function (also called the Gauss error function) is a special function (non elementary) of sigmoid shape which occurs in probability, statistics and partial differential equations. It is defined …   Wikipedia

• Error — The word error has different meanings and usages relative to how it is conceptually applied. The concrete meaning of the Latin word error means wandering or straying . To the contrary of an illusion, an error or a mistake can sometimes be… …   Wikipedia

• Error exponent — In information theory, the error exponent of a channel code or source code over the block length of the code is the logarithm of the error probability. For example, if the probability of error of a decoder drops as e – n α, where n is the block… …   Wikipedia

• Error (baseball) — In baseball [statistics] , an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance should have been… …   Wikipedia

• error — errorless, adj. errorlessly, adv. /er euhr/, n. 1. a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech: His speech contained several factual errors. 2. belief in something untrue; the holding of mistaken opinions. 3. the… …   Universalium

• Error card — In the trading card collecting hobby, an error card is a card that shows incorrect information or some other unintended flaw. Depending on whether the manufacturer noticed the problem while the cards were still being produced, a card may exist in …   Wikipedia