margin of error
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Definition of margin of error - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
measurement toleranceTECH.allowable amount of error in a measurement or calculationTECH.
  • The margin of error in this poll is plus or minus three percent..
tolerance
2.
mathematicsTECH.range indicating precision of statistical resultsTECH.
  • The survey has a margin of error of 5%.
allowance tolerance
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Expressions with margin

razor-thin marginn.
very small difference in amount or number
The election was decided by a razor-thin margin.
by a narrow marginadv.
by a very small amount or distance
She won the race by a narrow margin.
by a wide marginadv.
by a large amount or difference
She won by a wide margin.
margin for errorn.
allowance for mistakes in a process or activity
The project plan includes a margin for error.
narrow marginn.
close call in a decision or outcome
He passed the exam by a narrow margin.
safety marginn.
extra amount of something to ensure safety
The engineer calculated a safety margin for the bridge's load capacity..

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.
margin for errorn.
allowance for mistakes in a process or activity
The project plan includes a margin for error.
error crept inexp.
mistake appeared slowly in writing or speaking
An error crept in during the final edit of the report.
typing errorn.
mistake made when pressing the wrong keys while typing
There was a typing error in the email address.
trial-and-errorn.
gaining knowledge through repeated attempts
His success was due to trial-and-error.

Terms related to margin of error

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accuracydeviationlimitprecisionrangethresholduncertaintyvarianceanalysiscalculationdataestimate

Terms with margin of error included in their meaning

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plus or minusadv.
mathematics
indicating a margin of error
plus or minusadj.
mathematics
indicating a range or margin of error
MOEacr.
acr: Margin of Error
amount of error allowed in survey results

Examples of margin of error in a sentence

  • A larger margin of error is acceptable in this context.
  • The margin of error in this experiment is too large.
  • We must reduce the margin of error in our calculations.

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  1. French:marge d'erreur, ...
  2. German:Fehlermarge, Fehlerspanne, ...
  3. Italian:margine di errore, ...
  4. Spanish:margen de error, rango de error, ...
  5. Portuguese:margem de erro, intervalo de confiança, ...
  6. Chinese:误差范围, 误差幅度, ...
  7. Japanese:誤差範囲, 誤差の範囲, ...
  8. Arabic:هامش الخطأ, هَامِش خَطَأ, ...
  9. Hebrew:טְוַח טָעוּת, מַרְוַח טָעוּת, ...
  10. Russian:предел погрешности, погрешность, ...
  11. Ukrainian:похибка, ...
  12. Hindi:त्रुटि-सीमा, गलती की सीमा, ...

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