by error

基本解释

More civilians could get killed, whether by error, carelessness, or worse.
不论是因为错误还是粗心大意还是什么更糟的情况，更多平民会遇害。
When methods return error values, every method call is surrounded by error-handling code.
在方法返回错误值时，每一个方法调用都要包含错误处理代码。
The buffer is initialized to contain dots at startup, but they are replaced by error messages as they are generated.
在启动时，缓冲区被初始化为包含点号，但是在出现错误时就被错误信息替代。

In just a moment the hearts are gonna start flowing from bottom to top and the cookies are gonna start moving left and right and they seem to be somewhat synchronized with the music, perhaps based on trial and error by the student who implemented this one.
刚刚那一刻，那些爱心们从底部上浮到顶部,饼干人则向左向右移动,它们似乎都随着音乐的律动而变化着，也许这是那个制作该动画的同学,不断尝试的结果。
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What do you think the error is going to be by failing to recognize that at the end of 6 times 10 to the 23rd I have over-counted some energy?
你们可能会发现，这将会有误差,在6乘以10的23次方的末端,我多余地引入了一些能量？
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By the way, here's where the average error is in this particular study.
顺便一提,这是这个实验的平均误差值
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Supporters say driverless cars will be safer than vehicles driven by error-prone humans.
FORBES: Driverless Cars: Coming to a Road Near You?