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Nomenclature
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Gross error: mistakes, transcription errors, software
faults:
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must be caught by QA
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Error: difference between planned value and its true
value during treatment, however small
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Uncertainty: the fact that unpredictable errors occur –
quantified by standard deviations
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Variation: the fact that predictable or periodic errors
occur