Re:DeFi bug accidentally gives $90M to users
by wizzwizz4 on Friday October 01, 2021 @01:35PM
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It's actually a correct use of the term. A “black swan” is something that is believed not to be possible – or, in retrospect, something that was believed impossible but happened anyway.
The term predates the discovery of black swans;
> However, in 1697, Dutch explorers led by Willem de Vlamingh became the first Europeans to see black swans, in Western Australia.[9] The term subsequently metamorphosed to connote the idea that a perceived impossibility might later be disproven. Taleb notes that in the 19th century, John Stuart Mill used the black swan logical fallacy as a new term to identify falsification.[10]
The term predates the discovery of black swans;
> However, in 1697, Dutch explorers led by Willem de Vlamingh became the first Europeans to see black swans, in Western Australia.[9] The term subsequently metamorphosed to connote the idea that a perceived impossibility might later be disproven. Taleb notes that in the 19th century, John Stuart Mill used the black swan logical fallacy as a new term to identify falsification.[10]