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  • n  a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
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  • The science of being wrong
    At times, even Albert Einstein was no Einstein. The universe, to him in 1917, appeared stable and unchanging. So when his newly introduced general theory of relativity suggested that the cosmos would collapse under its own weight, Einstein added a fudge factor to his equations.
    July 14, 2013 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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