| Subject | English | German |
| opt. | absolute cumulative error | absoluter Summenfehler (the difference between the true length of an object at standard temperature and its apparent length at the same temperature) |
| opt. | absolute cumulative error | Maßstabsfehler (the difference between the true length of an object at standard temperature and its apparent length at the same temperature) |
| survey. | absolute error | absoluter Fehler (of closure) |
| el., meas.inst. | absolute error | absolute Messabweichung |
| anal.chem. | absolute error | Absolutfehler |
| gen. | absolute error | absoluter Fehler |
| construct. | absolute error of measurement | absoluter Meßfehler |
| tech. | absolute error of precision of a measuring instrument | absoluter Meßfehler eines Meßinstrumentes |
| construct. | absolute mean error of measurement | mittlerer Meßfehler |
| PSP | absolute time error | absolute zeitliche Messabweichung |
| math. | mean absolute error | durchschnittlicher absoluter Fehler |
| stat., scient. | mean absolute error | mittlere Abweichung |
| math. | mean absolute error | durchschnittliche Abweichung |