malobservation en · NOUN
Etymology
From mal- + observation.
Meanings
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An erroneous observation.
the cause of failure be malobservation, or simple nonobservation, and whether the malobservation be direct, or by means of intermediate marks which do not prove what they are supposed to prove.
1843, John Stuart Mill, A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive, being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence, and the Methods of Scientific Investigation. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| malobservations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |