error carried forward

English

Noun

error carried forward (plural errors carried forward)

  1. (education) An error (especially a miscalculation) made by a student when solving one part of a multi-part question or problem, leading to inaccurate results for subsequent parts.
    Synonym: follow through
    Award marks if student has an error carried forward from question 2.

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