Normal_Anomaly comments on Rationality Quotes September 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 04 September 2011 01:47:56PM 4 points [-]

I think we would do quite poorly with any one such question and exponentially better if permitted a handful

cringe. Please don't use "exponentially" to mean a lot when you have only two data points.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 04 September 2011 03:31:29PM *  -1 points [-]

cringe. Please don't use "exponentially" to mean a lot when you have only two data points.

I heard a Calculus teacher do this with even less justification a few days ago.

EDIT: was this downvoted for irrelevancy, or some other reason?

Comment author: lessdazed 04 September 2011 11:11:25PM *  0 points [-]

I didn't downvote it, but if you notice, JoshuaZ concluded my use of "exponential" was "ok", as what I actually meant was not "a lot" but rather what is technically known as "superexponential growth".

"Even less justification" has some harsh connotations.

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