cumulative error
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A statistical or measurement error that compounds with further calculation, analysis, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Rounding the results of intermediate calculations introduces cumulative error in the final answer."
- "In addition to confessing error relating to the Napue violation, the State confessed to cumulative error in response to multiple issues raised in Glossip’s Post-Conviction Relief Application that, when taken together with the incorrect testimony of the State’s key witness, the State believes establishes that Glossip’s trial was unfair and unreliable."
Usage
Inflected Forms
cumulative errors (plural)