"error function" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (mathematics, statistics, probability theory) A sigmoid function giving the probability that a measurement, under the influence of normally distributed errors with standard deviation, is within a certain distance from the mean value. Wikipedia link: error function Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics, Probability theory, Statistics

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