What does “err on the side of” mean?

to show too much of a good quality

How is “err on the side of” used?

In Boiling Point (2021), one line is: “So always err on the side of caution, Carly.”

The clip at the top of this page is from Boiling Point (2021).

So always err on the side of caution, Carly.

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