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Definition of Fudge factor
1. Noun. A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure.
Definition of Fudge factor
1. Noun. (idiomatic) (engineering) A quantity introduced to compensate for uncertainty. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) any padding or compensation built into a guess or estimate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fudge Factor
Literary usage of Fudge factor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Doe's Fixed-price Cleanup Contracts: Why Are Costs Still Out of Control edited by Fred Upton (2001)
"And in the absence of being able to do that and to bid with accuracy, we say,
there's a fudge factor over here, and then we are amazed when new numbers ..."
2. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Then multiply that combined number by a fudge-factor of 15—20 percent more for
the total size you're going to need. ..."
3. The Insider's Guide To Home Equity Borrowing: How to Find the Best Lender by Pete Hitesman (2004)
"INCOME Ah, but this is a fun area for the fudge factor! It has always amazed me
how income entered on the initial application turned out sometimes to be ..."
4. CyberRisk '96 Proceedings: Tools for Reducing Risk and Building Ethical by National Computer Security Association (1998)
"Estimate how long it will take to interview everyone-then add a fudge factor for
the unexpected (I habitually make my best guess and multiply by two, ..."
5. Economic Surveys and Data Analysis: Ciret Conference Proceedings, Paris 2000 by Günter Poser, Daniel Bloesch (2002)
"... these things deserves to be included in the core of usable macroeconomics.
l feel acutely uncomfortable with this fudge factor that is capable of having ..."
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