Circular Error Probability

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Circular Error Probability (CEP) is defined as the radius of a circle into which a missile, bomb, or projectile will land at least half the time.

As an example, an ICBM warhead with a CEP of 100 meters will impact within 100 meters of the target point in at least 50% of all attempts.