Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?message-squaremessage-square161linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down13
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agomessage-square161linkfedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days 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.