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nugget - [spatial statistics (use for geostatistics)] A parameter of a covariance or semivariogram model that represents independent error, measurement error, or microscale variation at spatial scales that are too fine to detect. The nugget effect is seen as a discontinuity at the origin of either the covariance or semivariogram model.
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Source: esri, 22 June 2012 10:08:25, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation
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