ALL meanings of closing error
closing error
C c - noun closing error the amount by which a closed traverse fails to satisfy the requirements of a true mathematical figure, as the length of line joining the true and computed position of the same point. 1
- noun closing error the ratio of this linear error to the perimeter of the traverse. 1
- noun closing error (for angles) the amount by which the sum of the observed angles fails to equal the true sum. 1
- noun closing error (in leveling) the amount by which an elevation determined by a series of levels fails to agree with an established elevation. 1