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the tendency to personal bias that accounts for variation in interpretation or approach and for which allowance must be made.[1835-45]
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Personal equation — Personal Per son*al (p[ e]r s[u^]n*al), a. [L. personalis: cf. F. personnel.] 1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things. [1913 Webster] Every man so termed by way of personal difference. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Personal equation — Equation E*qua tion, n. [L. aequatio an equalizing: cf. F. [ e]quation equation. See {Equate}.] 1. A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium. [1913 Webster] Again the golden day resumed its right, And ruled in just equation with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
personal equation — index characteristic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
personal equation — n. 1. variation in judgment, observation, etc. between individuals or in relation to a norm, often resulting in error 2. an allowance or correction made to take such variation into account … English World dictionary
personal equation — noun variability attributable to individual differences • Hypernyms: ↑variability, ↑variableness, ↑variance * * * noun 1. : a constant or systematic deviation from an assumed correct observational result depending on personal qualities of the… … Useful english dictionary
Personal equation — The personal equation, in 19th and early 20th century science, referred to the idea that every individual observer had an inherent bias when it came to measurements and observations. The term originated in astronomy, when it was discovered that… … Wikipedia
personal equation — noun Date: 1845 variation (as in observation) occasioned by the personal peculiarities of an individual; also a correction or allowance made for such variation … New Collegiate Dictionary
personal equation — The correction necessary to take account of individual differences in response times, especially in astronomy. Some observers will report an event earlier than others, because of an element of anticipation whose effects may vary. By analogy, the… … Philosophy dictionary
personal equation — /pɜsənəl əˈkweɪʒən/ (say persuhnuhl uh kwayzhuhn) noun 1. personal tendency to deviation or error, as a result of the influence of individual perception, judgement, etc., for which allowance must be made. 2. the characteristics of an individual… …
absolute personal equation — noun : the deviation between a value obtained by an observer and a standard value assumed as true compare relative personal equation … Useful english dictionary
