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Reptax Posted 4 years ago
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What does "concatenation of error" mean?

I know that "concatenation of events" is used in the English language, I, therefore, wonder whether "concatenation of errors", a direct translation of the German "Aneinanderreihung von Fehlern" is appropriate as well.

Example: "The large deviation from the theoretical value is caused by a concatenation of errors, in particular by [...]

  

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reptax wonder whether "concatenation of errors", a direct translation of the German "Aneinanderreihung von Fehlern" , is appropriate Yes, it is. Found online: When medical errors occur there is usually a concatenation of errors by individuals. S.

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reptaxwonder whether "concatenation of errors", a direct translation of the German "Aneinanderreihung von Fehlern", is appropriate

Yes, it is.

Found online:

When medical errors occur there is usually a concatenation of errors by individuals.
Equally incredible was the concatenation of erro