A error in measurement is when the measurement taken is not actually correct. For instance, you measure a gap as 49 centimetres wide. You cut the plank of wood to fit that measurement. Then discover the wood you have just cut is too wide to neatly fit the gap. There has been an error in the measurement you have taken.
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Measurement error: obviously!
yes, it is. The smaller the measurement, the higher the percentage error.
Calibration error and measurement error. Also, if the measurements are of different objects there may be random error.
The more precise your instruments of measurement are, the less percentage of error you will have.
This value is variable and different for each type of measurement. The error can be absolute or relative. A measurement without any error doesn't exist.