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Free sign upThe phrase "a potential source of error" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing factors that may lead to inaccuracies or mistakes in a process, experiment, or analysis.
Example: "In our study, we identified a potential source of error that could affect the reliability of our results."
Alternatives: "a possible cause of error" or "a likely source of mistake".
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That's a potential source of error with which astronomers may quibble.
Calcite kinetics emerged as a potential source of error when fitting parameters in flow conditions.
In addition to Faraday rotation, emission from the ionosphere is also a potential source of error at L-band.
However, a potential source of error arises since the local composition of the flame being studied is usually unknown.
The technical quality of arthrometer tests may be a potential source of error in clinical evaluation and research studies.
However, this was noted as a potential source of error because of landscape heterogeneity at the sub pixel scale [18], leading to overestimation of GPP in complex ecosystems.
This could lead to a potential source of error because the recommended method of sampling should be to dig up the entire mushroom in order to preserve the bulb-stem-cap architecture and to transport them in a dry paper bag in their entirety without crushing or refrigerating them [4].
The results also highlight relative humidity as a potential source of error in the experimental measurement of uL, significant for fuels comprising large CO fractions, but also potentially for other gaseous fuels, emphasising that relative humidity should be carefully considered when comparing experimental data.
Conductance due to action potentials is a potential source of error in these measurements [25].
This has the great advantage that it gives metabolite concentrations in a form that are directly comparable across different studies; however, it also means that the process of measuring the protein concentration is also a potential source of error.
We acknowledge that this is a potential source of error in our method, though in our validation and in subsequent use of the tool, we have not observed this to be a significant source of error even for very common names.
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