Speakur

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off-by-one error

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
of-f-by-one er-ror
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A logic error where a value, typically the number of iterations of a loop, is specified incorrectly, being either 1 less or 1 more than it should be.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

off-by-one errors (plural)

Phrases

fencepost problem

Frequently Paired Words

fencepost problem

Synonyms

off-by-one bug OBOE OBO

Questions

What does off-by-one error mean?
A logic error where a value, typically the number of iterations of a loop, is specified incorrectly, being either 1 less or 1 more than it should be.

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