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In words, the absolute error is the [[Magnitude (mathematics)|magnitude]] of the difference between the exact value and the approximation. The relative error is the absolute error divided by the magnitude of the exact value. The percent error is the relative error expressed in terms of per 100.
 
An '''error bound''' is an upper limit on the relative or absolute size of an approximation error.
 
===Generalizations===