margin of error

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margin of error

noun margins of error

  1. An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample.
  2. An amount, beyond the calculated minimum, added for safety.

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noun expression of the lack of precision

Españolmargen de error
中文誤差範圍 /误差范围 wùchā fànwéi
Portuguêsmargem de erro
Françaismarge d'erreur
DeutschFehlerspielraum
Italianomargine di errore
Ελληνικάπεριθώριο σφάλματος perithório sfálmatos

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@misc{margin_of_error_2026,
  title = {margin of error},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/margin%20of%20error},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}