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English
Noun
error carried forward (plural errors carried forward)
- (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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