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The [[probability distribution]] of [[random errors]], typically a [[normal distribution]]  with a zero mean; that is,  <blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Ee60.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Ee60]]</blockquote> where ''v'' is the random error, and &#x003c3; is the [[standard deviation]] of ''v'' (in this connection, &#x003c3; is  commonly called the [[standard error]]); '' f''(''v'') denotes the error distribution (<br/>''or'' [[normal curve of error|normal curve of  error]]).
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[probability distribution]] of [[random errors]], typically a [[normal distribution]]  with a zero mean; that is,  <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Ee60.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Ee60]]</blockquote></div> where ''v'' is the random error, and &#x003c3; is the [[standard deviation]] of ''v'' (in this connection, &#x003c3; is  commonly called the [[standard error]]); '' f''(''v'') denotes the error distribution (<br/>''or'' [[normal curve of  error]]).</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 29 March 2024

The probability distribution of random errors, typically a normal distribution with a zero mean; that is,
ams2001glos-Ee60
where v is the random error, and σ is the standard deviation of v (in this connection, σ is commonly called the standard error); f(v) denotes the error distribution (
or normal curve of error).

The inherent imprecision of a given process of measurement; the unpredictable component of repeated independent measurements on the same object under sensibly uniform conditions.

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