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error of the second kind

error of the second kind noun: a type II error.

Noun

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

  1. A type II error.

Forms of error of the second kind

pluralerrors of the second kind

Questions about error of the second kind

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

Words near error of the second kind in the dictionary

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

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