"margin of error" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: margins of error [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|margins of error}} margin of error (plural margins of error)
  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)
    Sense id: en-margin_of_error-en-noun-RT2mhKCL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics Disambiguation of 'expression of the lack of precision': 96 4
  2. An amount, beyond the calculated minimum, added for safety.
    Sense id: en-margin_of_error-en-noun-uC2X~~4B

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