source of error
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsourceanderror
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source
noun[C]
uk/sɔːs/us/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈer.ər/us/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofsourceanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We make the distances between the boundaries of successively refined regions large enough to reduce thissourceoferrorto an acceptable level.
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Therefore, thissourceoferroris unlikely to affect the data in this study.
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One possiblesourceoferroris the under-estimation of the range of policy concerns with which minority governments must concern themselves.
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Another potentialsourceoferrormay relate to the spatial configuration of the gratings.
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These effects have profound practical importance, since the spread of emotion from one individual to another may be asourceoferrorin social interactions.
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The secondsourceoferrorcaused uncertainties by introducing a considerable scatter in the data, particularly when the velocity gradients in the z-direction were steep.
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It therefore appears that thissourceoferrorcould easily account for the above-mentioned discrepancy in the wave speed.
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Anothersourceoferrorwill arise from the finite radial dimension of the container.
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This is asourceoferrorthat does not affect the estimation of genetic correlations.
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In addition to the various explanations that have already been offered there is the further possiblesourceoferror.
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Detection of scavenged material in the guts of predators using monoclonal antibodies: a significantsourceoferrorin measurement of predation?
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This would be a potentialsourceoferror, for example, the use of subject inversion in subordinate clauses.
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Ultimately, scavenging will only be a significantsourceoferrorif there are significant numbers of dead slugs in the field.
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Despite this, scavenging may still be a significantsourceoferror.
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To illustrate why composition is a possiblesourceoferrorin autonomic systems, consider a composition exemplar.
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The control experiments showed this possiblesourceoferrorto be insignificant.
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A furthersourceoferroris related to the time at which census returns are completed.
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Boundary tracing remains a significant potentialsourceoferrorwith all imaging methods.
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The obvious majorsourceoferrorin the dye experiments is the presence of the needle itself in the flow.
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