### Question
What is the definition of payment error rate?


### Answer
The definition of **payment error rate** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 2025*:

> the sum of the point estimates of an overpayment error rate and an underpayment error rate determined by the Secretary from data collected in a probability sample of participating households

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2025*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM**

