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error (iou) and soundtrack (oh)


error (iou)



error noun. Also (earlier) errour. ME.
[Old French err(o)ur (mod. erreur) from Latin error, from errare ERR: see -OR.]
I.
The condition of erring in opinion or belief; a mistaken opinion or belief. ME.
C. Lucas The General notion that springs are colder in summer and warmer in winter is but a vulgar error. V. Knox This circumstance has led those into error. B. Jowett Actions done in error.
Something done incorrectly because ignorance or inadvertence; a mistake. ME.
clerical error: see CLERICAL adjective 2.
J. Galsworthy It was not her fault; it was her error of judgment. O. Manning He was expected to pick up her errors of grammar and pronunciation.
b. Law. A mistake in matter of law appearing in the proceedings of a court of record. L15.
writ of error: brought to procure the reversal of a judgement, on the ground of error.
c. Baseball. A mistake by a fielder. L19.
A mistake in moral behaviour, a transgression; wrongdoing. ME.
A flaw; a malformation. LME-L18.
The amount by which an observed or approximate numerical result differs from the true or exact one. E18.
probable error: see PROBABLE adjective. random error: see RANDOM adjective. standard error: see STANDARD adjective. systematic error: see SYSTEMATIC adjective.
Philately. A postage stamp that differs from the usual form by having wrong wording, colour, etc. M19.
II.
The action of wandering; a devious or winding course. obsolete exc. poet. E16.
Comb.: error bar 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; error box Astronomy a quadrilateral area of sky whose dimensions correspond to the uncertainty of a measured position inside it; error circle Astronomy a circular area of sky with the same significance as an error box; error message Computing a message sent to the user indicating that the system has detected an error.
errorist noun a person who tends to make errors or who encourages error M17.
errorless adjective M19.

soundtrack (oh)



the recorded Music from a Film
soundtrack to
::the soundtrack to 'Top Gun'