Fudge factor Meaning in English

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释义

A fudge factor is an amount added to a calculation or estimate to allow for uncertainty, mistakes, or unknowns. It acts as a safety margin to make sure results are not too precise or risky.

用法与细微差别

Mainly used in technical, scientific, or informal business contexts. Implies an adjustment to cover for possible errors, not an exact calculation. Often carries a slightly humorous or informal tone. Not used in formal writing.

• Spanish: margen de error - factor de corrección
• Portuguese (BR): margem de erro - fator de ajuste
• Portuguese (PT): margem de erro - fator de ajuste
• Chinese (Simplified): 修正系数 - 误差调整值
• Chinese (Traditional): 修正係數 - 誤差調整值
• Hindi: फज फैक्टर - अनुमानित त्रुटि मार्जिन
• Arabic: عامل تصحيح - هامش خطأ تقريبي
• Bengali: ফাজ ফ্যাক্টর - আনুমানিক ত্রুটির মার্জিন
• Russian: поправочный коэффициент - запас на погрешность
• Japanese: 調整係数 - 誤差要素
• Vietnamese: hệ số điều chỉnh - hệ số sai số
• Korean: 오차 보정값 - 오류 여유분
• Turkish: pay düzeltmesi - hata payı
• Urdu: اضافی گنجائش - تخمینی غلطی کی حد
• Indonesian: faktor penyesuaian - margin kesalahan

例句

We added a fudge factor to our budget estimate.

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Engineers often use a fudge factor in their calculations.

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The teacher explained why a small fudge factor was necessary.

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Just to be safe, let's throw in a fudge factor of 10%.

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He always adds a fudge factor when he's not totally sure of the answer.

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Our numbers don't match, so maybe someone used a bigger fudge factor than we did.

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