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fudge factor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fudge factor has 1 sense
- fudge factor(n = noun.quantity) correction - a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure; Array is a kind of indefinite quantity
CIDE DICTIONARY
fudge factor, n.
a term or factor inserted into a calculation to compensate for anticipated errors, or to arbitrarily make the result conform to some desired conclusion. [PJC]
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