Meanings
nounerror bar (plural error bars)
plural error bars
- sciencesA bar used on a graph to indicate the range of one standard deviation in the result of an experimental measurement.
Translations
German Fehlerbalken
- Fehlerbalkenbar denoting one standard deviation
Korean 오차막대
- 오차막대 (ochamakdae)bar denoting one standard deviation
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