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personal equation

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personal equation
n. Psychology
1. Those characteristics of a person that cause variation in observation, judgment, and reasoning.
2. An allowance or adjustment made for such variation.
personal equation
n
1. the variation or error in observation or judgment caused by individual characteristics
2. the allowance made for such variation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.personal equation - variability attributable to individual differences
variability, variableness, variance - the quality of being subject to variation


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In this case the matter was simplified by Brunton's intelligence being quite first-rate, so that it was unnecessary to make any allowance for the personal equation, as the astronomers have dubbed it.
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