error bar
ˈɛrər bɑr
Definition

Definition of error bar - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
statisticsTECH.bar on a graph showing data variabilityTECH.
  • The graph included error bars to show data variability.
2.
scienceTECH.indicator of uncertainty in experimental resultsTECH.
  • Error bars indicated the uncertainty in the experiment's results.
confidence interval
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Expressions with error

fat-finger errorn.
mistake made by pressing wrong key
He sent the email to the wrong person due to a fat-finger error.
schoolboy errorn.
basic mistake made by someone inexperienced
He made a schoolboy error in the final match.
error outv.
stop working because of a mistake
The system might error out during the update.
by trial and erroradv.
learning by trying different methods
She solved the puzzle by trial and error.
room for errorn.
margin allowed for mistakes in a process
The project plan includes room for error.
see the error of one's waysv.
understand reasons why previous actions were wrong or mistaken
He finally saw the error of his ways and apologized.

Expressions with bar

bar noneadv.
without exception excluding nothing else of the same kind
She is the best player on the team bar none!
dive barn.
bar with a casual, rundown look, often popular with locals
We met at a dive bar after work.
high barn.
challenging standard or level to achieve
The competition set a high bar for all participants.
bar crawln.
tour of several bars in one evening, often on foot
They organized a bar crawl for his birthday, visiting five different pubs..
clear the barv.
meet or exceed a standard or expectation
She worked hard to clear the bar set by her predecessor.
lower the barv.
reduce the standards or expectations for something
The school decided to lower the bar for admissions.
raise the barv.
set higher standards or expectations
The new manager decided to raise the bar for the team's performance..
bar oneprep.
indicates all included except one specific item
Everyone bar one attended the meeting.
bar the doorv.
prevent entry or exit by blocking a door
He tried to bar the door to stop them from leaving.
belly up to the barv.
move forward and willingly take on a task or duty
It’s time to belly up to the bar and finish the project.

Terms related to error bar

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
analysischartdatadeviationgraphmeasurementrangestatisticsaccuracyprecisionvariation

Examples of error bar in a sentence

  • Error bars on the chart indicated the range of possible values.
  • The graph included error bars for clarity.
  • Error bars were missing from the final report.

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  1. French:barre d'erreur, barres d'erreur, ...
  2. German:Fehlerbalken, ...
  3. Italian:barra di errore, ...
  4. Spanish:barra de error, barras de error, ...
  5. Portuguese:barra de erro, ...
  6. Chinese:误差线, 误差范围, ...
  7. Japanese:誤差バー, 不確かさ指標, ...
  8. Arabic:شَرِيطُ الْخَطَأ, شريط التفاوت, ...
  9. Hebrew:קוֹ שְׁגִיאָה, טָעוּת מְדִידָה, ...
  10. Russian:погрешность, ...
  11. Ukrainian:інтервал похибки, похибка, ...
  12. Hindi:त्रुटि पट्टी, त्रुटि-सीमा, ...
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