Statistical tests always involve a trade-off between: 1  the acceptable level of false positives (in which a non-match is declared to be a match) and. 2  the acceptable level of false negatives (in which an actual match is not detected).
transitive verb. 1 : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman) 2 : to refuse to have anything to do with : disown. 3a : to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force repudiate a contractb : to reject as untrue or unjust repudiate a charge.
verb (used with object), relegated, relegating. 1. to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service. 2. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.