"standard error" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: standard errors [plural]
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  1. (statistics) A measure of how likely a mean of means is to be wrong. It is the standard deviation of the sample sizes in each to the sample means. Categories (topical): Statistics Translations (statistical measure): standardviga (Estonian), galat baku (Indonesian), ralat piawai (Malay), pamantayang mali (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-standard_error-en-noun-AZJqFtR4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 46 54 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics Disambiguation of 'statistical measure': 92 8
  2. (computing) Alternative form of stderr. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stderr Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-standard_error-en-noun-xv9GN9ND Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 46 54 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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