"CEP" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: CEPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CEP (plural CEPs)
  1. (ballistics) An initialism of three synonymous phrases, namely:
    Initialism of circular error probable.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: circular error probable
    Sense id: en-CEP-en-noun-ZHqEF2u9 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, Ballistics, Public administration Disambiguation of Public administration: 28 25 24 24 Topics: ballistics, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (ballistics) An initialism of three synonymous phrases, namely:
    Initialism of circular error probability.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: circular error probability
    Sense id: en-CEP-en-noun-GAdsveN0 Categories (other): Ballistics, Public administration Disambiguation of Public administration: 28 25 24 24 Topics: ballistics, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  3. (ballistics) An initialism of three synonymous phrases, namely:
    Initialism of circle of equal probability.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: circle of equal probability
    Sense id: en-CEP-en-noun-3gBEzsMK Categories (other): Ballistics, Public administration Disambiguation of Public administration: 28 25 24 24 Topics: ballistics, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  4. (Singapore) Initialism of current estimated potential, a prediction of a civil servant's highest attainable grade and his/her talent Tags: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: current estimated potential (extra: a prediction of a civil servant's highest attainable grade and his/her talent)
    Sense id: en-CEP-en-noun-ADhEBSIa Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Nuclear warfare, Public administration Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 22 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 5 12 23 11 22 16 Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 20 20 20 41 Disambiguation of Public administration: 28 25 24 24

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