possibility of error
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpossibilityanderror
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possibility
noun
uk/ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a chance that something may happen or ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈer.ər/us/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofpossibilityanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If a color appearance model were taken as the basis of color categories, it would not admit thepossibilityoferroror illusion.
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Thepossibilityoferrormeans the failure of the universal rationalist system.
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Overall, good research acknowledges thepossibilityoferror.
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Falsification is useful in a late stage of problemsolving when thepossibilityoferroris low.
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This is an attempt to give an information-based theory of representation and thepossibilityoferror.
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In practice, this amounts to an implicit claim to objectivity and there is no allowance made for thepossibilityoferroror of legitimate professional difference.
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It would seem, however, that there is something very odd about the notion that infallibilist epistemology should be regarded as precluding the logical (or conceptual)possibilityoferror.
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Similarly, in a scientific investigation of feelings, we must be alert to thepossibilityoferrorin the folk psychology that is embedded in our language.
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The accounts for the 1720s are badly damaged, and the date of individual accounts somewhat difficult to determine, so there is thepossibilityoferrorfor those years.
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Inevitably, in such rush, there is thepossibilityoferror.
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But without thepossibilityoferror, there can be no chance of learning to behave responsibly.
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The principal objection to that is thepossibilityoferror.
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He replied, "a second", because the first-class mind was too conscious of thepossibilityoferror.
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Quite apart from unauthorised or malicious use of information, there is always thepossibilityoferror.
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We must be careful that there can be nopossibilityoferror.
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At the same time, is it not better to exclude allpossibilityoferror?
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At this stage, nothing much can be added to what has been said about thepossibilityoferror.
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I think that politicians should always acknowledge thepossibilityoferror.
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Even if you have a team of doctors to deal with these cases, there is always thepossibilityoferror.
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Our system reduces thepossibilityoferrorto the minimum, although it does not eliminate it.
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