"margin of error" meaning in All languages combined

See margin of error on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: margins of error [plural]
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  1. (statistics) An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample. Categories (topical): Statistics Translations (expression of the lack of precision): marge d'error [masculine] (Catalan), 誤差範圍 (Chinese Mandarin), 误差范围 (wùchā fànwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), foutmarge (Dutch), virhemarginaali (Finnish), marge d’erreur [feminine] (French), Fehlerspielraum [masculine] (German), περιθώριο σφάλματος (perithório sfálmatos) [neuter] (Greek), skekkjumörk [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), margine di errore [masculine] (Italian), pae hapa (Maori), feilmargin [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), feilmargin [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), margines błędu [masculine] (Polish), margem de erro [feminine] (Portuguese), margen de error [masculine] (Spanish), felmarginal [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. An amount, beyond the calculated minimum, added for safety.
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