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fudge factor

noun fudge factors

  1. idiomatic A quantity introduced to compensate for uncertainty. We don't know exactly how much the load will weigh, so we'll add in a fudge factor to make sure we don't underestimate.
  2. idiomatic Any padding or compensation built into a guess or estimate.
  3. alternative, idiomatic variant of "pucker factor", meaning something is/was frightening.

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@misc{fudge_factor_2026,
  title = {fudge factor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fudge%20factor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}