sai số

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 差數, composed of 差 (“wrong”) and 數 (“number”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːj˧˧ so˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [saːj˧˧ sow˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ ʂow˦˥] ~ [saːj˧˧ sow˦˥]

Noun

sai số

1. (statistics) error, deviation of a measured or calculated value from the true value