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trials and errors

trials and errors is the plural of trial and error.

Meaning of trial and error

Noun

trial and error (usually uncountable, plural trials and errors)

  1. (usually) The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.
    • Navigating by trial and error may get you there eventually, but using a map is faster.

Questions about trials and errors

What is trials and errors the plural of?
Trials and errors is the plural of trial and error.

Words near trials and errors in the dictionary

  1. trialog
  2. trialogs
  3. trialogue
  4. trialogues
  5. trials
  6. trials and errors
  7. trials and tribulations
  8. trials by combat
  9. trials by fire
  10. trials by media
  11. trials by ordeal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trials and errors (page history and authors); trial and error (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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