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

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error
gen.	deformidad; desperfecto; equivocación
baseb.	pifia
forestr.	error de muestreo
math.	error
patents.	falta; engaño
tech.	desvío
α-error
math.	error de rechazo


scatter
gen.	esparcir
agric.	esparcir; extender
chem. el.	dispersión
earth.sc.	radiación difusa; radiación dispersa
stat. nat.sc.	variabilidad
scattering
gen.	dispersión
commun. earth.sc.	difusión
earth.sc.	difusión acústica