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In [[software engineering]] and [[mathematics]], '''numerical error''' is the error in [[Numerical computation|the numerical computations]].
[[File:Time series of the Tent map for the parameter m=2.0 which shows numerical error.svg|thumb|right|Time series of the Tent map for the parameter m=2.0 which shows numerical error: "the plot of time series (plot of x variable with respect to number of iterations) stops fluctuating and no values are observed after n=50". Parameter m= 2.0, initial point is random.]]
 
==Types==
It can be the combined effect of two kinds of error in a calculation.