The phrase "a smaller error in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the magnitude of an error in a specific context, such as mathematics, statistics, or any field where precision is important.
Example: "The new algorithm produced a smaller error in the calculations compared to the previous version."
Alternatives: "a lesser error in" or "a reduced error in".
"The atmosphere remains a complex, chaotic system where a small error in initial conditions can grow into a big error in the forecast," he said.
However, there is a small error in that it states, "he got into Yale because of racial preferences... .....
Since then, Portland has discovered a small error in its calculations: In fact, total emissions were reduced to a hair over 1990 levels, not to a hair under.
Kobayashi made two spectacular attempts to pass before he succeeded after racing Button down the straight and slipping past when the new world champion made a small error in a corner.
A small error in estimates of elevation, when extrapolated across a whole ice sheet, can lead to large imbalances in estimates of mass change, and thus contribution or otherwise to sea level".
Sometimes the material just disappears, sometimes the Web site address changes without notice, and sometimes a small error in the address makes it impossible to find the exact reference.
Patrick Makau's world record therefore survived its first really big challenge, and it illustrates once again just how challenging the world record is, because Mutai had it in his sights, and perhaps hindsight will show that a small error in pacing after 30km, when he surged aggressively for a 14 18 5km split, cost him over the final 5km, where the pace dropped significantly.
There may have been a small error in the recipe, which called for baking the pie at high heat at first "until the crust looks dry, blistered and blond," which are the words the authors use when describing double-crust pies.
