standard error

noun

A measure of how likely a mean of means is to be wrong. It is the standard deviation of the sample sizes in each to the sample means.

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Meanings

nounstandard error (plural standard errors)

plural standard errors

  1. mathematicsA measure of how likely a mean of means is to be wrong. It is the standard deviation of the sample sizes in each to the sample means.
  2. alternativecomputingAlternative form of stderr.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
standard deviation

Translations

Estonian standardviga
  • standardvigastatistical measure
Finnish keskivirhe
  • keskivirhestatistical measure
German Standardfehler
  • Standardfehlerstatistical measure
Indonesian galat baku
  • galat bakustatistical measure
Malay ralat piawai
  • ralat piawaistatistical measure
Tagalog pamantayang mali
  • pamantayang malistatistical measure
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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