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.
2. relegate-assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; She was demoted because she always speaks up; He was broken down to Sergeant. demote, kick downstairs, bump, break. assign, delegate, designate, depute-give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person).alots are not permitted within the walls of the palace proper, and so I had had to relegate poor Woola to quarters in the stables where the royal thoats are kept.