Error and Flaw

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Error noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.

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Flaw is a synonym for error in mistake topic. In some cases you can use "Flaw" instead a noun "Error", when it comes to topics like blunder.

Nearby Words: err, erroneous, errorless

Flaw noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

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Error is a synonym for flaw in mistake topic. You can use "Error" instead a noun "Flaw".

Nearby Words: flawed, flawless, flawlessly

human	human error	human flaw
particular	particular error	particular flaw
similar	similar error	similar flaw
common	common error	common flaw
Other adjectives: critical, single, glaring, obvious, small, logical, real, massive, big, serious, huge, little, slight, tragic, main, deliberate, major, possible, minor, fatal, fundamental, technical, biggest.

A pseudo-example: in Goats, computer programmer Phil uses completely random trial and error to try and fix a terminal flaw in the source code of the entire universe.

Source: Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds
If the unwinnable situation arises as the result of a programming flaw, like a bug, or a design error such as making it possible to advance to the next stage without collecting a vital item, this is actually Unwinnable by Mistake.

Source: Unwinnable by Design
Banzen's error was that he tried to dissuade Djishin from this path instead of letting him fail on his first try, because he was too lazy to ask Jinyu (who knew about Djishin's flaw years ago) for advice.

Source: Web Original / The Codeless Code

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