margin vs margin of error

margin and margin of error both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
margin	Yes	No	No	No
margin of error	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, margin of error is a hyponym of margin; that is, margin of error is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than margin:

margin: an amount beyond the minimum necessary
margin of error: the margin required in order to insure safety

Other hyponyms of margin include margin of safety, safety margin, narrow margin, narrowness, slimness.

margin (noun)	margin of error (noun)
an amount beyond the minimum necessary	the margin required in order to insure safety
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

margin vs margin of error

margin and margin of error both are nouns.

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