The difference between observed and true values brought about by chance rather than systematically. See also: probable error; standard error of estimate; Type I error; Type II...

Error When we engage in discursive thought and declarative speech, we may attain various forms of success: intelligibility, precision, correctness, and so on. These felicities are best explained by contrast with the corresponding mishaps that threaten...

Train wreck at Montparnasse, France, 1895 Error refers to a difference between actual behavior or measurement and the norms or expectations for the behavior or measurement. The concrete meaning of the Latin word error means "wandering" or "straying",...

"Opening ourselves up to making and noticing our errors allows us to see more things more completely, and to learn. " THE MATHSEMATIC MONITOR comes now with a topic that a great many people really don't care to talk about, namely, error. Often...

Experts comment on the most common med errors, ways to fix them, and legal claims against them What are the most common medication errors? Are more drug mistakes being made today? What should a pharmacy know about legal liability when it comes to...

Two small private planes veered dangerously close to each other during the weekend because of miscommunication between air traffic controllers, marking the second serious error in less than a week for an area radar facility, officials said.Authorities said the planes traveling over central Wisconsin came...

An accounting mix-up led to the wrong woman being crowned Miss California USA, and she's relinquished her crown to the rightful winner, organizers said Monday.Christina Silva, 24, was declared the winner of the annual state beauty pageant, but she gave up the title to Raquel...