Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

error carried forward

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: er-ror -car-ried -for-ward
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An error (especially a miscalculation) made by a student when solving one part of a multi-part question or problem, leading to inaccurate results for subsequent parts.

Example Sentences

"Award marks if student has an error carried forward from question 2."

Inflected Forms

errors carried forward (plural)

Phrases

consequential mark

Frequently Paired Words

consequential mark

Synonyms

follow through

Questions

What does error carried forward mean?: An error (especially a miscalculation) made by a student when solving one part of a multi-part question or problem, leading to inaccurate results for subsequent parts.

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