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Definition of Personal equation
1. Noun. Variability attributable to individual differences.
Medical Definition of Personal equation
1. A slight error in judgment, perceptual response, or action peculiar to the individual and so constant that it is usually possible to allow for it in accepting the person's statements or conclusions, thus arriving at approximate exactness; observed in persons whose work involves readings of events in time, such as navigators and air traffic controllers. (05 Mar 2000)