Miscentering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Miscentering is a noun meaning A mistaken centering.
Meaning
A mistaken centering.
Example Sentences
Galaxy cluster miscentering is especially a concern for stacked weak lensing shear studies of galaxy clusters, where offsets between the assumed and the true underlying matter distribution can lead to a significant bias in the mass estimates if not accounted for.
Word Forms
- miscenterings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misplacing, mispositioning, misorientation, misrotation, mislocation, misconvergence.
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