Meanings
nountype II error (countable and uncountable, plural type II errors)
plural type II errors
- countableuncountablemathematicsAccepting the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is false.
Synonyms: β error, beta error, error of the second kind, false negative
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAccepting the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is false.
Translations
Catalan errors de tipus II
- errors de tipus IIaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Chinese Mandarin 二型錯誤 /二型错误
- 二型錯誤 /二型错误 (èrxíngcuòwù)accepting the null hypothesis when false
Czech chyba typu II
- chyba typu IIaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Dutch fout van de tweede soort
- fout van de tweede soortaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Estonian II tüüpi viga
- II tüüpi vigaaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Finnish tyypin II virhe, toisen lajin virhe
- tyypin II virheaccepting the null hypothesis when false
- toisen lajin virheaccepting the null hypothesis when false
- hyväksymisvirheaccepting the null hypothesis when false
German Fehler zweiter Art
- Fehler zweiter Artaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Hungarian másodfajú hiba
- másodfajú hibaaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Icelandic betamistök, fastheldnismistök
- betamistökaccepting the null hypothesis when false
- fastheldnismistökaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Japanese 第二種過誤, β過誤
- 第二種過誤accepting the null hypothesis when false
- β過誤accepting the null hypothesis when false
Korean 2종 오류
- 2종 오류 (2jong oryu)accepting the null hypothesis when false
Norwegian Bokmål type-II-feil
- type-II-feilaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Polish błąd drugiego rodzaju
- błąd drugiego rodzajuaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Romanian eroare de tip II
- eroare de tip IIaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Spanish error de tipo II
- error de tipo IIaccepting the null hypothesis when false
Cite this entry
APA
type II error. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20II%20error
MLA
“type II error.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20II%20error. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “type II error,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20II%20error.
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