Vocabulary

What does 誤差 (ごさ, gosa) mean?

誤差 (ごさ, gosa) means margin of error, deviation.

Quick facts
Readingごさ
Romajigosa
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ごさ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongosa

margin of error, deviation

  1. 1noun measurement error; calculation error
  2. 2noun discrepancy; deviation; difference

Example sentences

  • There is always some margin of error in measurement.

  • It's fine as long as it's within the margin of error.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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