Definition:Data Error
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Definition
A data error is an error that is intrinsic to a number contributing to the input to a calculation.
A data error can be caused by:
- an error occurring when measuring a physical quantity
- a rounding error incurred when a number is stored on a computer.
Also see
- Results about data errors can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): error: 1. (in numerical computation) Data errors
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): error: 1. (in numerical computation) Data errors