 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
An error (from the Latin errāre, meaning 'to wander'[1]) is an inaccurate or incorrect action, thought, or judgement.[1]
In statistics, "error" refers to the difference between the value which has been computed and the correct value.[2] An error could result in failure or in a deviation from the intended performance or behavior.[3]
- ^ a b Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “error (n.), Etymology,” September 2023, doi:10.1093/OED/3627921224.
- ^ "Statistical Language – Types of Error". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) – EN 50128. CENELEC. 2011.