誤差

ごさ
gosa

a margin of error, a discrepancy

What does 誤差 mean?

誤差 is a Japanese noun meaning “a margin of error” or “a discrepancy” in English. It is written as 誤差 in kanji, ごさ in hiragana, and gosa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

我々は誤差を見込んで余裕をとっておいた。

We left a margin for error in our estimates.

Words sharing kanji with 誤差

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