error box

noun

A notional box bounding some region of space in which a celestial object is known to exist; its size depends on how accurately the true location is known.

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Meanings

nounerror box (plural error boxes)

plural error boxes

  1. astronomyA notional box bounding some region of space in which a celestial object is known to exist; its size depends on how accurately the true location is known.
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APA

error box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/error%20box

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“error box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/error%20box. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “error box,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/error%20box.

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