Definition of Error/mistake distinction

1. Noun. (context: education) The distinction drawn by some language teachers between an "error" (a mistaken belief that a given usage or construction is correct; or, an incorrect use resulting from such a belief) and "a mistake" (an accidental use of a usage or construction despite knowing that it is incorrect). ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Error/mistake Distinction

errhine
errhines
erring
erringly
errings
erroneous
erroneous belief
erroneous projection
erroneously
erroneousness
erroneousnesses
error
error-prone
error-prone repair
error-ridden
error/mistake distinction (current term)
error bar
error catastrophe
error correction code
error function
error message
error messages
error of the first kind
error of the second kind
errorbar
errorbars
errored
errorfree
errorful
erroring

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