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Big Numbers in the News
06-06-2014, 02:16 AM
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RE: Big Numbers in the News
(06-05-2014 09:37 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  
(06-05-2014 08:58 PM)Mark Hardman Wrote:  I also believe most reporters are innumerate...

And as we know, it's not just reporters. Why this very day I saw the attached example of mathematical analysis reported on majorgeeks.

At first I wondered if the term "billion" was misunderstood (the traditional billion in the UK meant "a million million" rather than a thousand million. Even so there is absolutely no possible way one could come up with this answer! Much though the sentiment might have been not 100% devoid of intrigue, if not logic...
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RE: Big Numbers in the News - lrdheat - 06-05-2014, 08:16 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-05-2014, 08:58 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-05-2014, 09:30 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-05-2014, 09:44 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - rprosperi - 06-05-2014, 09:37 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-06-2014, 01:27 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - JimP - 06-06-2014 02:16 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Garth Wilson - 06-06-2014, 02:16 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Egan Ford - 06-07-2014, 08:18 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Egan Ford - 06-08-2014, 03:02 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Egan Ford - 06-07-2014, 08:41 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Olivier (WA) - 09-16-2014, 10:45 PM



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