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type II error

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Accepting the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is false.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: β error, beta error, error of the second kind, false negative

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: errors de tipus II — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二型錯誤 /二型错误 (èrxíngcuòwù) — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Czech: chyba typu II — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Dutch: fout van de tweede soort — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Estonian: II tüüpi viga — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Finnish: tyypin II virhe — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Finnish: toisen lajin virhe — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Finnish: hyväksymisvirhe — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Galician: error do tipo II — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • German: Fehler zweiter Art — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Hungarian: másodfajú hiba — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Icelandic: betamistök — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Icelandic: fastheldnismistök — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Japanese: 第二種過誤 — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Japanese: β過誤 — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Korean: 2종 오류 (2jong oryu) — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Norwegian Bokmål: type-II-feil — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: type-II-feil — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Polish: błąd drugiego rodzaju — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Romanian: eroare de tip II — accepting the null hypothesis when false
  • Spanish: error de tipo II — accepting the null hypothesis when false