fudge factor
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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That solution is anathema to cosmologists because it is simply a fudge factor that does not explain where dark energy comes from and why it has that value.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023
You could add a fudge factor to account for future inflation, which is, unfortunately, unpredictable.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022
Antigravity might sound crazy, but it was Einstein who first raised the possibility of its permeating space in the form of a fudge factor called the cosmological constant, which he later abandoned as a blunder.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2014
That’s why, at the beginning of these things, they all have this huge fudge factor, and that’s why they hate the pledge.
From Slate • Nov. 27, 2012
See frobnicate and fudge factor; also see shotgun debugging.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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