error function

noun

A sigmoid function giving the probability that a measurement, under the influence of normally distributed errors with standard deviation, is within a certain distance from the mean value.

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Meanings

nounerror function (plural error functions)

plural error functions

  1. mathematicsA sigmoid function giving the probability that a measurement, under the influence of normally distributed errors with standard deviation, is within a certain distance from the mean value.

Translations

Bulgarian функция на грешката
  • функция на грешката (funkcija na greškata)a special function
Catalan funció d'error
  • funció d'errora special function
French fonction d'erreur
  • fonction d'erreura special function
Italian funzione degli errori
  • funzione degli erroria special function
Portuguese função erro
  • função erroa special function
Spanish función error
  • función errora special function
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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