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human error

human error noun: a mistake made by a human, as opposed to a machine, or natural occurrences.

Noun

human error (countable and uncountable, plural human errors)

  1. a mistake made by a human, as opposed to a machine, or natural occurrences
    • The report blames the explosion on human error.

Forms of human error

pluralhuman errors

Questions about human error

What does human error mean?
Human error means a mistake made by a human, as opposed to a machine, or natural occurrences.
What part of speech is human error?
Human error is a noun.
What is the plural of human error?
The plural of human error is human errors.

Words near human error in the dictionary

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  6. human error
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