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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, not in this lecture
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Error: difference between planned measurand and its
true value during treatment, however small
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Uncertainty: unpredictable errors– quantified by standard
deviations
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Variation: predictable or periodic errors– quantified by
amplitude or standard deviations