(DoD, NATO) The inaccuracy associated with a given weapon system resulting in a dispersion of shots about the aiming point. See also circular error probable; deviation; dispersion; dispersion error; horizontal error.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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