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'''Misidentification''' occurs when the type of an object is identified wrongly, such as a [[jet]] appearing to be an electron. Misidentified objects are also known colloquially as '''''fakes'''''.
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'''Misidentification''' occurs when the type of an [[object]] is [[identified]] wrongly, such as a [[jet]] appearing to be an [[Electron#Experimental signature|electron]]. '''Misidentified objects''' are also known [[Particle Wiki:Jargon|colloquially]] as '''''fakes'''''.
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In an [[analysis]], it may be important to know the relative [[Purity|contamination]] of a selected sample of objects with misidentified objects. This ratio is colloquially called the ''fake rate''. For instance, a sample of selected [[Muon#Experimental signature|muons]] of which 1% are in fact electrons has an 'electron fake rate' of 1%.

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Misidentification occurs when the type of an object is identified wrongly, such as a jet appearing to be an electron. Misidentified objects are also known colloquially as fakes.

In an analysis, it may be important to know the relative contamination of a selected sample of objects with misidentified objects. This ratio is colloquially called the fake rate. For instance, a sample of selected muons of which 1% are in fact electrons has an 'electron fake rate' of 1%.