sixes_and_sevens comments on True numbers and fake numbers - Less Wrong

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 07 February 2014 02:23:05PM -1 points [-]

But why is this an interesting property that's worthy of consideration?

Comment author: DanArmak 07 February 2014 07:27:41PM *  2 points [-]

It's a specific failure mode that's useful to talk about because it might let us recognize real-world failure in some "false" numbers. That's not intended to imply there aren't other failure modes; it's not a sufficient test for the quality of a 'number'.