absolute error

noun

The difference (sometimes defined to be the absolute difference) between the measured or inferred value of a quantity and its true value.

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Meanings

nounabsolute error (plural absolute errors)

plural absolute errors

  1. mathematicsThe difference (sometimes defined to be the absolute difference) between the measured or inferred value of a quantity and its true value.
  2. military gunneryShortest distance between the center of impact or the center of burst of a group of shots, and the point of impact or burst of a single shot within the group.
  3. military gunneryError of a sight consisting of its error in relation to a master service sight with which it is tested, including the known error of the master service sight.

Translations

Esperanto absoluta eraro, ekarto
  • absoluta eraroin mathematics
  • ekartoin mathematics
Indonesian galat absolut, galat mutlak
  • galat absolutin mathematics
  • galat mutlakin mathematics
Malay ralat mutlak
  • ralat mutlakin mathematics
Cite this entry
APA

absolute error. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20error

MLA

“absolute error.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20error. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absolute error,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20error.

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