Editing Error (section)

{{Short description|Incorrect or inaccurate action}}
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An '''error''' (from the Latin {{Lang|la|errāre}}, meaning 'to wander'<ref name=":0">Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “error (n.), Etymology,” September 2023, {{doi|10.1093/OED/3627921224}}.</ref>) is an inaccurate or incorrect action, thought, or judgement.<ref name=":0" />

In [[statistics]], "error" refers to the difference between the value which has been computed and the correct value.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/a3121120.nsf/home/statistical+language+-+types+of+error|title=Statistical Language – Types of Error|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> An error could result in [[failure]] or in a [[Deviation (statistics)|deviation]] from the intended performance or behavior.<ref>{{Cite book|title=European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) – EN 50128|publisher=CENELEC|year=2011}}</ref>