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
I should not know how to estimate the volume of outside dealings within many billions of "probable error."
From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.
Trigonometrical Surveys in India, to be in probable error to the following extent: Present SurveyValue of Height Most probableValue.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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
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
