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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 07 January 2015 04:15:16PM *  2 points [-]

I've seen it done in math, too.

There was a six question exam, and no one in the class finished more than two problems, and most were only part-way through the second (not the same two problems).

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 07 January 2015 07:07:27PM 1 point [-]

Isn't the median for the Putnam 0?

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 07 January 2015 08:34:05PM 1 point [-]

Well, yes, but that's not a regular exam, is it?

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