margin of error

margin of error
noun
the margin required in order to insure safety
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in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress

Hypernyms: ↑margin, ↑index

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margin of error phrase
the amount by which a number or calculation may be different from the correct one without causing a problem

The margin of error in such calculations is very small.

Thesaurus: general words relating to mathematics and geometryhyponym to calculate or countsynonym
Main entry: margin

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an amount (usually small) that is allowed for in case of miscalculation or change of circumstances

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ˌmargin of ˈerror [margin of error] noun usually singular
an amount that you allow when you calculate sth, for the possibility that a number is not completely accurate

The survey has a margin of error of 2.5%.


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