personal equation
Americannoun
noun
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the variation or error in observation or judgment caused by individual characteristics
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the allowance made for such variation
Etymology
Origin of personal equation
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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There are experimentalists, like Picasso, and those who, like Braque, discover their personal equation and go on repeating it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Relations between the U.S. and Europe are complicated by the personal equation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, it is evident that the personal equation must largely determine what any writer's conception of the Middle Ages is.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
Just as in scientific observation there is a personal equation, so in the conduct of life there is a personal limitation.
From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Besant, Walter, Sir
A word just here, preliminary to this interview, concerning the personal equation of Aguinaldo, would seem to be advisable.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
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