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Comment author: cousin_it 09 November 2010 11:43:35PM * 1 point [-]

I don't consider the common set of predictions to have a conceptially useful complexity in the same sense that the algorithms do.

Why? Both are bit strings, no?

Comment author: JGWeissman 10 November 2010 12:12:30AM 0 points [-]

My computer represents numbers and letters as bit strings. This doesn't mean it makes sense to multiply letters together.

Comment author: David_Allen 10 November 2010 12:27:32AM * 0 points [-]

This is related to a point that I attempted to make previously. You can measure complexity, but you must pick the context appropriately.

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