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error of the first kind

error of the first kind noun: a type I error.

Noun

error of the first kind (plural errors of the first kind)

  1. A type I error.

Forms of error of the first kind

pluralerrors of the first kind

Questions about error of the first kind

What does error of the first kind mean?
Error of the first kind means a type I error.
What part of speech is error of the first kind?
Error of the first kind is a noun.
What is the plural of error of the first kind?
The plural of error of the first kind is errors of the first kind.

Words near error of the first kind in the dictionary

  1. error fares
  2. error function
  3. error functions
  4. error message
  5. error messages
  6. error of the first kind
  7. error of the second kind
  8. error out
  9. error theories
  10. error theory
  11. error treatment

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