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Random errors cause readings to take random values either side of some mean value. They may be due to the observer/operator, or the equipment, and are revealed by taking repeated readings. This type of error can neither be foreseen, nor totally compensated for. | |||
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Revision as of 11:58, 17 September 2026
Random errors cause readings to take random values either side of some mean value. They may be due to the observer/operator, or the equipment, and are revealed by taking repeated readings. This type of error can neither be foreseen, nor totally compensated for.
(Originate: NAVGUIDE 2023)
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)
