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lapse vs error

error vs lapse

lapse and error both are nouns.

lapse is a verb but error is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lapse Yes No Yes No
error Yes No No No
As nouns, error is a hypernym of lapse; that is, error is a word with a broader meaning than lapse:
  • lapse: a mistake resulting from inattention
  • error: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of lapse include fault, mistake.
lapse (noun) error (noun)
a mistake resulting from inattention a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a failure to maintain a higher state (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something inadvertent incorrectness
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
part of a statement that is not correct
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
lapse (verb) error (verb)
go back to bad behavior
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
end, at least for a long time
for time to move forward
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
let slip
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