Computer Science GCSE

Logic errors

What Logic errors means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Logic errors

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Errors that let the program run but produce wrong results, such as using addition where subtraction is needed or a condition that is never true.

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