Off-by-one error
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off-by-one-error-182-18854461
title:
Off-by-one error
text:
An off-by-one error or off-by-one bug is a logic error that involves a number that differs from its intended value by +1 or −1. An off-by-one error can sometimes appear in a mathematical context. It often occurs in computer programming when a loop iterates one time too many or too few, usually caused by the use of non-strict inequality (≤) as the terminating condition where strict inequality (<) should have been used, or vice versa. Off-by-one errors also stem from confusion over zero-based numb
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encyclopedia
description:
Logical error that can often be found in programming
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-by-one_error
date created:
2002-01-19T22:04:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T16:11:44Z
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