probable error

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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

If 8.80" be the assumed parallax, with � 0.02" as probable error, then the uncertainty of the sun's distance is still nearly a quarter of a million of miles.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 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

After the average is given a number in parenthesis which is the probable error.

From Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods by Hollingworth, Harry L.

The smaller the probable error, the more reliable is the mean result.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various