systematic error
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsystematicanderror
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systematic
adjective
uk/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt̬.ɪk/
according to an agreed set of methods or ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈer.ər/us/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofsystematicanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Moreover, as the measurements were taken by different nurses, the possibility of anysystematicerrorin measurement is also unlikely.
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Anysystematicerrorshould be corrected as quickly as possible in a course of treatment.
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Thesystematicerrorshould be identified and corrected during the first fractions of treatment.
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The best protocol therefore may be one that uses the least amount of imaging to predictsystematicerror.
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After 3 days, thesystematicerroris calculated for each direction.
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Furthermore, any real chain will systematically differ from the catenary with the result of asystematicerrorin the estimation of the width.
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We consider that reasons not to answer have been occasional or caused by being busy, and will not cause asystematicerrorin results.
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Thissystematicerroris also modulated by the fixation duration on the launch site, so that there is less error following longer fixations.
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If fewer images can be taken and analysed, then a greatersystematicerrorwill have to be tolerated.
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Quantitative researchers, for instance, would refer to measurement or sampling bias as asystematicerror in measurement or sampling procedures that produce false results.
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The frequency resolved and intensity based methods are somewhat complementary, as they are often subject to different sources ofsystematicerror.
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Fundamentally, the overall purpose of ensuring an instrument is valid is to remove, as far as possible, anysystematicerror.
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Asystematicerroris a consistent error in the same direction.
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To solve equation (9), we used adsorption isotherms of re-dried seed tissues, which could introduce asystematicerrorin all calculations.
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Some of this displacement may be due to random error and some due tosystematicerror.
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Considerable evidence suggests that mechanisms of language production and perception createsystematicerrorbiases toward increasing similarity between forms.
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It is most likely that this association occurred through random error or some type ofsystematicerror.
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However, it is important to distinguish between a random error and a moresystematicerror.
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