Chinese word

偏差

Pronunciation

Pinyinpiān chā

Meaning

  • noundeviation

Example

这个报告有明显的偏差。zhè ge bào gào yǒu míng xiǎn de piān chā

This report shows a clear deviation.

Illustration for 偏差 (deviation)

More examples

实验结果可能由于系统性偏差而不可靠。shí yàn jié guǒ kě néng yóu yú xì tǒng xìng piān chā ér bù kě kào

The experimental results may be unreliable because of systematic bias.

Core concept

A gap that shows a value or condition has moved to one side of a standard, average, or expected level.

Common phrases

  • 标准偏差biāo zhǔn piān chā

    standard deviation

  • 系统性偏差xì tǒng xìng piān chā

    systematic bias

  • 存在偏差cún zài piān chā

    show a deviation

Similar words

误差wù chā: The gap between an actual value and a value found by measurement or calculation.
离差lí chā: The difference between an individual value and a reference value such as an average.

Definition in Chinese

指某一数值或状态与标准、平均值或预期之间的差距，表现为向某一方向的偏离。zhǐ mǒu yí shù zhí huò zhuàng tài yǔ biāo zhǔn píng jūn zhí huò yù qī zhī jiān de chā jù biǎo xiàn wèi xiàng mǒu yì fāng xiàng de piān lí

Word origin

偏 (piān, "lean to one side") + 差 (chā, "difference") forms a word for a difference that leans away from a reference in one direction.

Usage tips

  • The term can describe a neutral measured gap, so it does not by itself mean that someone made a mistake or that the result is wrong.

Other meanings

  • errornoun
  • differencenoun
  • biasnoun

Opposites

  • 准确性zhǔn què xìngaccuracynoun

Related words

  • 偏差值piān chā zhídeviation scorenoun

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