Alkaline Error: A systematic error that occurs when glass electrodes are used to read the pH of an extremely alkaline solution; the electrode responds to sodium ions as though they were hydrogen ions, giving a pH reading that is consistently too low.

 

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Alkaline Error: A systematic error that occurs when glass electrodes are used to read the pH of an extremely alkaline solution; the electrode responds to sodium ions as though they were hydrogen ions, givin . . . View Full Definition

Errors And Omissions Insurance: An insurance policy providing businesses with coverage and protection against potential lawsuits from clients or customers.

Forced Error: When an opponent hits a difficult shot that causes the player to miss. As opposed to the unforced error

Gross Error: Gross errors are undetected mistakes that cause a measurement to be very much farther from the mean measurement than other measurements.

Measurement Error: Errors in measuring an explanatory variable in a regression, which leads to biases in estimated parameters.

Logic Error: An error that the computer never notices, but that you notice because your darn program doesn't do what you want it to do.

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Error Of Standards: Occurs when a rating is assigned based on impracticable standards established by the rater.

Error Of Original Entry: A double-entry term which means that a transaction has been entered with the wrong amount.

Error Of Principle: A double-entry term which means that one or both sides of a double-entry has been posted to the wrong account (which is also a different class of account). Example: Petrol expense posted to . . . View Full Definition