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FUDGE FACTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fudge factor mean?
• FUDGE FACTOR (noun)
The noun FUDGE FACTOR has 1 sense:
1. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
Familiarity information: FUDGE FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
correction; fudge factor
Hypernyms ("fudge factor" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
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