systematic error
nounStatistics.
a persistent error that cannot be attributed to chance.
Origin of systematic error
1First recorded in 1890–95
- Compare random error.
Words Nearby systematic error
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How to use systematic error in a sentence
The systematic errors aren’t necessarily a function of the polls themselves.
The Death Of Polling Is Greatly Exaggerated | Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com) | March 25, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe second series may, however, be better than the first, because the first perhaps is affected by a large systematic error.
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