погре́шность — meaning in English
pogreshnost
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English meaning
- error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
- inaccuracy noun The state of not being accurate; a lack of correctness.
- uncertainty noun A state of doubt or lack of sureness about something.
Senses
погре́шность is used for these senses in English:
- error (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- inaccuracy (uncountable) Incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.
- uncertainty (uncountable, mathematics) A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.
error — full definition
- noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
- noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
- noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.
inaccuracy — full definition
- noun The state of not being accurate; a lack of correctness.
- noun A statement or piece of writing that is wrong or untrue.
- noun A fault in how a measuring instrument is set or used, causing imprecise results.
- noun (chess) A move that is not the best choice, though less serious than a mistake.
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