skekkjumörk

Icelandic

Etymology

From skekkja (“a deviation; a mistake, an error”).

Noun

skekkjumörk f pl (plurale tantum)

1. (statistics) a margin of error; (An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample)

   Mælingin er innan skekkjumarka.

   The measurement is within the margin of error.