Definition:Absolute Error/Correction
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Definition
Let $x_0$ be an approximation to a (true) value $x$.
Let $\Delta x$ denote the absolute error of $x_0$.
The correction to $x$ is the quantity that needs to be added to $x_0$ to change it to $x$.
That is, the correction to $x$ is defined as $-\Delta x$.
Also see
Sources
- 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions ... (previous) ... (next): $3$: Elementary Analytic Methods: $3.5$ Absolute and Relative Errors: $3.5.1$
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): correction