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personal equation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any error common to all the observations of some individual; any tendency to error or prejudice due to the personal characteristics of some person for which allowance must be made.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

variability attributable to individual differences

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: variability, variableness, variance

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