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Error

Content version
1.0
Last substantively revised
18 June 2026
Document type
Lexicon entry
Responsible publisher
Vikesland Press
Source language
Nynorsk source; reviewed English translation
Category
Knowledge and testing
Definition type
Foundational definition
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Extended note

Error arises when recognition, representation, registration, modelling, or action does not answer to what is or to the purpose it is meant to serve. Error must be specifically bounded; disagreement is not itself error.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • disagreement
  • absence of information
  • criticism
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

Error may be classified as a finding when the deviation is documented, bounded, and connected to effect or risk.

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: The foundational definition is operationalised through the Reality Audit findings system.

  1. T9 — Objections, Limits and ComparisonsThe sustained theory document on criticism, collapse conditions, self-examination, open questions, and academic placement.
  2. DET SOM ERThe foundational work and primary source.
  3. FindingsClassification and limitation of findings.
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Correct and incorrect use

Correct use

“The date in the register differs from the original document and is a documented registration error.”

Incorrect or over-strong use

“The assessment is wrong because I disagree.”

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Suggested citation

Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Error”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.

APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Error (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/error/

MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Error.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/error/.

ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Error.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/error/.

IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Error,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/error/

CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Error. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/error/

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Revision note

Document version
1.0
First published
18 June 2026
1.0

First public edition.