ambiguity error

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ambiguity error [‚am·bə′gyü·əd·ē ‚er·ər]

(computer science)

An error in reading a number represented in a digital display that can occur when this representation is changing; for example, the number 699 changing to 700 might be read as 799 because of imprecise synchronization in the changing of digits.

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