Index error


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the error in the reading of a mathematical instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal to the error of the zero adjustment.

See also: Index

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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