La marge d'erreur
Example: La marge d'erreur dans cette expérience est très petite.
Definition
"La marge d'erreur" refers to the range within which the results of an experiment or measurement may vary due to possible inaccuracies or uncertainties. It indicates how much deviation is acceptable before the results are considered unreliable or incorrect.
Etymology
The phrase "la marge d'erreur" comes from French, where "marge" means margin or edge, and "erreur" means error or mistake. Together, they describe the 'margin of error'—a concept originally used in statistics and measurement to indicate allowable deviation. Did you know? This term has been widely adopted in English with the same meaning.
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"La marge d'erreur" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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