Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

margin of error

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: margin of er-ror
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample.

noun

An amount, beyond the calculated minimum, added for safety.

Inflected Forms

margins of error (plural)

Synonyms

margin of safety safety margin

Questions

What does margin of error mean?: An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample.

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