what is the difference between 'error' and 'mistake'?

Answer 1

It is your fault that I broke my leg. (you are directing blame whether accidental or on purpose)

It is your mistake that caused me to break my leg. (You still may be directing blame but now accidental only)

It is your error that caused me to break my leg. (You still may be directing blame but now accidental only)

I am not sure I have made this easier to understand or more confusing.
Fault has a stronger negative meaning than error or mistake. It tend to imply you may have done something on purpose.

Both the same then i think !!!

Answer 2

A mistake, eg., a slip of the tongue can be self-corrected, but an error cannot. An error is systematic, i.e. likely to occur repeatedly and not be recognised by the person making it. Another way of defining the difference: an error may be caused by all kinds of things in the world of IT, whereas a mistake is something done by a person. In practise, however, these 2 words are usually used interchangeably.

Answer 3

Chambers Dictionary implies that they are pretty much one and the same apart from subtle meanings such as error calcualtions in experiments where the results "wander" from the desired result and an archaic meaning for mistake which is 'to wrongfully take'. Usually whenever I've seen them used these days it's a matter of degrees, i.e. error means 'whoops, that wasn't right' and mistake means 'total c**k up'. Modern example is in Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country where Spock is asked if telling fibs to Starfleet about the Warp Engines' condition is telling a lie and he replies "No, an error".

Answer 4

An error is an act, assertion, or belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.

A mistake is an error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.

So theoretically, an error can result from a mistake. But a mistake can't result from an error.

Answer 5

I'll give this answer if u Choose it as the best answer- ok i m telling u ERROR is may be som thing(wrong) built in, and mistake is somthing usually made by someone or something(wrong)

Answer 6

Error : Show the report of a problem
Mistake : Some thing wrong done from your side.

Answer 7

An error is what Tony Blair makes and a mistake is what everyone else makes

Answer 8

Error = this is comes because you not know, how to solve this..
for example looping error in programs.

Mistake = This is just exsist due to your consuntration. Like keyboard typing mistake.

Answer 9

The ERROR to put your question in here and the MISTAKE is to find people answer you

Answer 10

English has evolved via French/Latin and Germanic influences, so there are frequent cases of two words meaning the same thing. Dress/frock. Church/kirk. Error/mistake.