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MARGIN OF ERROR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The margin required in order to insure safety
Example:
in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress
Synonyms:
margin of error; margin of safety; safety margin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("margin of error" is a kind of...):
margin (an amount beyond the minimum necessary)
index (a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number)
