 ##  [Systematic Error](/index.php/systematic-error) 

  ##  [Systematic Error](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/systematic-error-0) 

  

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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A reproducible, directional deviation of measured values from the true value of a measurand caused by identifiable factors (instrument bias, calibration offsets, procedural flaws, environmental influences) that persist across repeated measurements under nominally similar conditions.