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absolute error
noun
Definition of absolute error
mathematics
: the absolute value of the difference between an observed value of a quantity and the true value The difference between true length and measured length is called the error of measurement or absolute error. — Edwina Deans et al., Extending Mathematics, 1968
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First Known Use of absolute error
1775
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