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Error

Dictionary Definition

To make an error or to unintentionally deviate from the original goal, objective or target. ^{1 2}

Committee Definition

Proposed: The difference between the simulated or computed result and the actual response of the real system under consideration or a system response that is well accepted by the broader community of interest.

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Domain Specific Usage

Mathematics: "The difference between a true value and an estimate, or approximation, of that value". ³

Engineering: error: a recognizable deficiency in any phase or activity of modeling or experimentation that is not due to lack of knowledge (e.g., choosing an incorrect material property for use in the computational model, recording a gain incorrectly during a sensor calibration, incorrectly defining a data format statement in the code). [ASME V&V10]

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