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Adjustment to get desired result
Answer for the clue "Adjustment to get desired result ", 12 letters:
fudge factor
Word definitions for fudge factor in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
fudge factor \fudge factor\, n. a term or factor inserted into a calculation to compensate for anticipated errors, or to arbitrarily make the result conform to some desired conclusion.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure [syn: correction ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A fudge factor is an ad hoc quantity introduced into a calculation , formula or model in order to make it fit observations or expectations. Examples include Einstein's Cosmological Constant , dark energy , dark matter and inflation .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context idiomatic engineering English) A quantity introduced to compensate for uncertainty. 2 (context idiomatic English) any padding or compensation built into a guess or estimate
Usage examples of fudge factor.
They had asked the bank for the total amount they had estimated plus the hundred percent fudge factor that Mrs.
Since nobody involved with the operation was familiar with the equipment or procedure, Spitzhaven knew he had to add a fudge factor of at least fifty percent as a safety margin.
As something always does go wrong, I always add a fudge factor of 50 percent.
He pulled out a wad of bills, counted some out, added twenty percent as a fudge factor, and left them with the list by the till.