Margin Of Error (Noun)
Meaning
The margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The structural integrity of the bridge was determined to have a sufficient margin of error to withstand strong winds and heavy loads.
- To account for unforeseen events, the company added a significant margin of error to its production schedule and budget.
- In her research, the statistician accounted for the margin of error by increasing the sample size to achieve a more accurate representation.
- Engineers typically design bridges with a wide margin of error to prevent collapse under heavy use.
- During software testing, a small margin of error is tolerated to allow for unexpected user behavior.