Error vs Distortion

Miljenko Lapaine

Abstract


The word error comes from the Latin errare which means to be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake. Synonyms of the verb to err are be wrong, be in error, be mistaken, mistake, make a blunder, blunder, be incorrect, be inaccurate, misjudge, miscalculate, get things/something/it wrong, bark up the wrong tree, get the wrong end of the stick, be wide of the mark. It is not difficult to see that the word has many meanings but always with a negative connotation.

Keywords


Error; Distortion; Map Projection

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