A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure.
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And it turns out that it shrinks the fudge factor completely.
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He later disavowed the cosmological constant, calling this fudge factor his "greatest mistake."
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There's a fudge factor, but it's not worth discussing.
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Some call these numbers fundamental constants; others call them fudge factors.
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Are they just fudge factors?
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"How much of a fudge factor?"