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Messfehler

measurement error

noun MES-fay-ler Rare
Numbers & Measures Measurements

Usage Note

Messfehler is a discrepancy between a measured value and the true value due to instrument limitations or technique. Systematischer Messfehler (systematic error) and zufälliger Messfehler (random error) are standard distinctions.

Examples

"Ein Messfehler kann das Ergebnis verfälschen."

Natural Translation

A measurement error can distort the result.

Literal Translation

A measurement-error can the result falsify.

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