Signal detection theory In (signal) detection theory, a false alarm occurs where a non target event exceeds the detection criterion and is identified as a target (see Constant false alarm rate).

A False Alarm About China

In some cases, repeated false alarms in a certain area may cause occupants to develop alarm fatigue and to start ignoring most alarms, knowing that each time it will probably be false.

In addition, if a door or window is left slightly ajar, wind may be able to blow them open which will also cause a false alarm.

This technique is being examined, within the United Kingdom verification research programme, for its verification utility, by calculating detection and false alarm probabilities for various situations.

The claim that exchange rate appreciation will reduce a country s trade surplus is false, because, in globally integrated economies, domestic investment falls when the exchange rate appreciates.

Turn off the alarm.

Sami sounded the alarm.

Timer signal from alarm(2)

The alarm went off immediately.

Police responded to the alarm.

So, for example, anti spam systems may use techniques that have a high false negative rate (miss a lot of spam), in order to reduce the number of false positives (rejecting good email).

Estimates of the false negative rate depend on close follow up of a large number of patients for many years.

The degree to which the observer tolerates false alarms to achieve a higher rate of detection is termed the bias.

I didn't hear my alarm clock.

Diplomats view these developments with alarm.

I did not want to alarm you.

My alarm clock's ticking is too loud.

But is this really cause for alarm?

There was no need for such alarm.

My alarm clock didn't go off this morning.

Lemurs not only respond to alarm calls of their own species, but also alarm calls of other species and those of non predatory birds.

And we have the myth of higher false reporting of rape relative to other crimes (in the US, the rate is no different 2 4 ).

I'm here to alarm. It's your job to solve.

Sami installed a home alarm system in his house.

These new worries are raising alarm bells in China.

When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

False.

When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

Sami set his alarm to wake up for the dawn prayer.

Kerry s misstep was followed by alarm over outsourcing across the West.

Controls are necessary to avoid false positive or false negative results.

The smoke alarm has saved perhaps hundreds of thousands of lives, worldwide.

Some of the most common calls among lemurs are predator alarm calls.

America s False Dawn

That s simply false.

The alarm sounded by the total absence of such recommendations is no accident.

And when you have a blockage, the alarm goes off and it sends the alarm and the electrogram to an external device, which gets your baseline electrogram from 24 hours ago and the one that caused the alarm, so you can take it to the emergency room and show them, and say, take care of me right away.

The Eurozone s False Recovery

The IMF s False Confession

Africa s Latest False Choice

Financial History s False Lessons

Mao, the False God

Sri Lanka s False Dawn

The closer he moves to the EU, the greater the alarm in the Kremlin.