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Comment by mikkupikku

9 hours ago

With such a large difference between these estimates, it makes 36500 seem suspiciously precise. Comes across like a significant digit violation.

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mikkupikku

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bombcar  5 hours ago

This is where using "between" instead of a somewhat precise number, even if your formulas and calculations resulted in it.

  • finghin  3 hours ago

    There is a word for this: “approximately”

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