error carried forward

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error carried forward

noun errors carried forward

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. Award marks if student has an error carried forward from question 2.
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@misc{error_carried_forward_2026,
  title = {error carried forward},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/error%20carried%20forward},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}