A deviation from accuracy or correctness (As it relates to audit work, errors may relate to control deviations (compliance testing) or misstatements (substantive testing))

law, abbr.

e.; er.

metrol.

Of measurement: result of a measurement minus a true value of the measurand

mil., abbr.

err

error

: 983 phrases in 43 subjects

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International Monetary Fund	4
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Microsoft	36
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Reliability	3
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Statistics	94
Technology	16
Telegraphy	15
Transformers	3
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Error abbr.
pharma.	Erro
error abbr.
IT met.	erro humano
law econ.	erro material
math.	erro
α-error abbr.
math.	erro alfa; erro-a; erro de primeira espécie; erro de tipo I