Words similar to plus-or-minus
Example sentences for: plus-or-minus
How can you use “plus-or-minus” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
USAT reports that according to its plus-or-minus 5 percent poll of 1,105 likely voters, 49 percent said they preferred the Democrat in their local congressional race and 45 percent preferred the Republican.
35 plus-or-minus 0.12" for the above example - then the significant digits are no longer the only reporting of uncertainty, and are not so important.
Similarly, if your estimate is 87,654 but you know the measurement is only precise to plus-or-minus five thousand, report 90,000.
The limits of this method are clear when you consider what to report in the first example if you want to reflect confidence of plus-or-minus 15%.