Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?message-squaremessage-square137linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square137linkfedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoIt doesn’t even require belief. 2+2=5 for sufficiently large values of 2. While a facetious statement in general, it is factual if those values derive from rounding. Significant Digits must be maintained.
It doesn’t even require belief.
2+2=5 for sufficiently large values of 2.
While a facetious statement in general, it is factual if those values derive from rounding. Significant Digits must be maintained.