Definition of Term

1) Mistake noun an act or judgement that is misguided or wrong: coming here was a mistake she made the mistake of thinking they were important something, especially a word, figure, or fact, which is not correct; an inaccuracy: a couple of spelling mistakes

verb be wrong about: because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship

(mistake someone/thing for) wrongly identify someone or something as: she thought hed mistaken her for Diana

2) Error noun a mistake: spelling errors an error of judgement [mass noun] the state or condition of being wrong in conduct or judgement: goods dispatched to your branch in error the crash was caused by human error [mass noun] technical a measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value.

3) Same adjective (the same) 1identical; not different: she was saying the same thing over and over I have never made the same mistake since Im the same age as you are the very same people who practised all the rules are now the most sceptical[with clause]: he put on the same costume that he had worn in Ottawa she was still the same old Beth not having changed; unchanged: hes worked at the same place for quite a few years used to emphasize that one is referring to a particular, unique person or thing: people will always notice if you wear the same shirt two days running they drank out of the same glass (this/that same) referring to a person or thing just mentioned: that same year I went to Boston 2of an identical type; exactly similar: they all wore the same clothes

pronoun 1 (the same) the same thing as something previously mentioned: Ill resign and encourage everyone else to do the same (chiefly in formal or legal use) the person or thing just mentioned: put the tailboard up and secure same with a length of wire 2people or things that are identical or share the same characteristics: there are several brands and theyre not all the same

adverb similarly; in the same way: treating women the same as men he gave me five dollars, same as usual

4) Similar adjective having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical: a soft cheese similar to Brie northern India and similar areas Geometry (of geometrical figures) having the same shape, with the same angles and proportions, though of different sizes.

noun 1chiefly archaic a person or thing similar to another: he was one of those whose similar you never meet 2 (usually similars) a substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of particular diseases (the basis of homeopathic treatment): the principle of treatment by similars