noun
random error
Technical term in statistics and measurement theory for unpredictable variation in data.
測定値には必ず確率誤差が含まれる。
Measured values always contain random error.
系統誤差 is systematic error (consistent bias), while 確率誤差 is random error (unpredictable scatter).
Compound of 確率 (probability) and 誤差 (error), a direct calque from English 'probable error' or 'random error'.