errorintegral
nounUK /ˈerəˌɪntɪɡrəl/
US /ˈerərˌɪntɪɡrəl/
A mistake that keeps adding up over time.
The errorintegral in the robot's counting made it drift further off course each day.
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2. In control theory, the running total of past errors used to correct a system.
The controller used the errorintegral to nudge the thermostat back to the right temperature.
3. A measure of how much small mistakes pile up in a long calculation.
Engineers checked the errorintegral to see how far the simulation had wandered from the truth.
4. The habit of letting tiny slip-ups build into a big problem.
His errorintegral of forgotten chores finally led to a very messy room.