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Comment author: TimS 26 November 2014 05:03:30PM *  2 points [-]

I use "Black Swan" in the context of the whole book

Please don't take terminology with fairly precise meaning and use it idiosyncratically. At best, you unnecessary increase your inferential distance. At worst, you dilute the term so that it increases everyone's inferential distance.

Comment author: Punoxysm 27 November 2014 02:50:41AM *  1 point [-]

Edited for clarity. Thought terms get diluted all the time.

Maybe "Talebian" would be more appropriate.

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