公差

Traditional form:

公差

Pinyin (reading):

gōngchā

Definitions:

• tolerance (allowed error)
• common difference (of an arithmetic series)

Characters:

• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

Traditional characters:

• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer