Error and Myth

Error

Error noun - A false idea or belief.

Usage example: the church published a list of moral errors that it considers to be at odds with its teachings

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Myth and error are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Myth" instead a noun "Error".

Nearby Words: err, erroneous, errorless

Myth noun - A false idea or belief.

Usage example: the idea that alligators can live in the sewers of New York is just a myth

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Error and myth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Error" instead a noun "Myth".

Nearby Words: mythical, mythic

human	human error	human myth
particular	particular error	particular myth
similar	similar error	similar myth
common	common error	common myth
Other adjectives: single, simple, real, main, supposed, classic.

And it was repeated whenever that case presented, further dispelling the myth that it was an error.

Source: Captain Obvious / Live-Action TV
There is also basic relative error, where the experiment done produces varied results but not significant enough to confirm the myth.

Source: Just For Fun / Tropes Examined by the MythBusters
Interestingly, this seems almost a complete inversion on the myth of people in the past rarely living till old age, which is mostly the error of averaging the historically high child mortality rate.

Source: Methuselah Syndrome

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