Random error: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Dictionary update (PAP62-4.4.1.1 Annex A, row 15): definition amended (Originate: NAVGUIDE 2023); "Random error (2)" merged into this entry, urn:mrn:iala:dic:15-0-0020 withdrawn) |
m (Dictionary update (revision category): updates of 2026 recorded under IALA Dictionary 2023 Revision (2026 Revision category merged)) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
[[Category:IALA Dictionary 1970-89 Edition]] | [[Category:IALA Dictionary 1970-89 Edition]] | ||
[[Category:IALA Dictionary 2009 Edition]] | [[Category:IALA Dictionary 2009 Edition]] | ||
[[Category:IALA Dictionary | [[Category:IALA Dictionary 2023 Revision]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 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)
