Bo102010 comments on Mathematical simplicity bias and exponential functions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bo102010 27 August 2009 02:31:04AM 0 points [-]

This is consistent with my experience...

I've always been skeptical of very simple models to describe large behaviors, but in my first EE labs classes I was astounded at how well a very simple superposition of functions described empirical measurements.