probable error

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We still have a probable error of several miles in hitting the target.

From The Electronic Mind Reader by Blaine, John

For thevalues of M, whence the deviations are measured, and forthose of the corresponding probable error, see the headingsto the columns in Table II.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir

If, therefore, all were rated and scaled by this value, the results would fall under a curve of probable error.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

Sunspots of a given month and earthquakes of that month and the next: +0.084, or 3.1 times the probable error.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

In explanation of Warton's probable error two extenuating facts should be remembered.

From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas