"correction factor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: correction factors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} correction factor (plural correction factors)
  1. A factor that is multiplied with the result of an equation to correct for a known amount of systematic error.
    Sense id: en-correction_factor-en-noun-RgfXICry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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