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Error rate
/'eh.rer rayt/The fraction of requests that fail due to system/tool/provider errors (distinct from semantic failures). Tracking error rate helps separate reliability problems from quality problems. (noun)
“Error rate spiked after the tool endpoint started timing out.”
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