miscentering

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mis- +‎ centering

Noun[edit]

miscentering (plural miscenterings)

  1. A mistaken centering
    • 2016, Jes Ford, Jake VanderPlas, “Cluster-lensing: A Python Package for Galaxy Clusters & Miscentering”, in arXiv‎[1]:
      Galaxy cluster miscentering is especially a concern for stacked weak lensing shear studies of galaxy clusters, where offsets between the assumed and the true underlying matter distribution can lead to a significant bias in the mass estimates if not accounted for.
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