单词 | index-error |
释义 | > as lemmasindex-error index-error n. the constant error in the reading of a mathematical instrument, due to the zero of the index not being exactly adjusted to that of the limb. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > of alignment index-error1849 untruth1869 out of truth1930 out-of-true1970 1849 G. B. Airy in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) 2 The index-error of the sextant must be carefully ascertained. 1875 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. (ed. 2) v. 152 Taking the angles off and on the arc, adding them together, and dividing by 2, gives an angle free of index error. < as lemmas |
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