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Comment by mike_hearn

16 hours ago

Maybe that means you're a net newbie (noobie, noob).

noob = new user

new = I think this might be a mistake? Surely noob should be compared to olds

p-value = a statistical measure of confidence. In academic science a value < 0.05 is considered "statistically significant".

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mike_hearn

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marginalia_nu  14 hours ago

It's from where the comment is sourced.

/noobcomments vs /newcomments. New is new as in recent.

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