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0 pointsstefan_2y ago0 comments

When one number is given as exact, and the other prefixed with "about", your intuition is that the exact number is not in fact an exact count? That is very odd.

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furyofantares2y ago

Because it said "about 16%, or 500 employees" - the "about" prefixes both things. I understand how you can read it otherwise, but it is how I read it.

justeleblanc2y ago

What were you expecting? Scientific notation with error margins? "We fired 5×10²±5 employees"?

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0 pointsstefan_2y ago0 comments

When one number is given as exact, and the other prefixed with "about", your intuition is that the exact number is not in fact an exact count? That is very odd.

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furyofantares2y ago

Because it said "about 16%, or 500 employees" - the "about" prefixes both things. I understand how you can read it otherwise, but it is how I read it.

justeleblanc2y ago

What were you expecting? Scientific notation with error margins? "We fired 5×10²±5 employees"?

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