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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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principal-point error
Earth science; Mapping science
A personal error committed by improperly orienting a diapositive in the printer or, later, in the projector of a stereoscopic plotting instrument, or both, and resulting in ...
relative error
Earth science; Mapping science
The ratio of the difference between an approximate value and the correct value, to the correct value.
spherical excess
Earth science; Mapping science
The amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds 180 o . The amount of spherical excess depends on the radius of curvature and on the area of the ...
error of representation
Earth science; Mapping science
The error committed by assuming that one member of or sample from a statistical population is a valid representative of that population. In particular, in the analysis of data on ...
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