Diameter measurements from a sample of shafts taken from each roughing lathe are displayed in a box and whisker plot. Lathe 1 appears to be making good parts, and is centered in the tolerance. Lathe 2 appears to have excess variation, and is making shafts below the minimum diameter.
The noun PRETENSE has 5 senses: 1. the act of giving a false appearance. 2. pretending with intention to deceive. 3. imaginative intellectual play. 4. a false or unsupportable quality. 5. an artful or simulated semblance. Familiarity information: PRETENSE used as a noun is common.
late 14c . ,  a providing beforehand , action of arranging in advance  ( originally in reference to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position was vacant ) , from Old French provision  precaution , care  ( early 14c. ) , from Latin provisionem ( nominative provisio )  a foreseeing , foresight , preparation , prevention ,  noun of ...