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Re:Flaw of Averages (2002) by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @02:55PM (#29799395)
Douglas Adams wasn't writing a treatise on mathematics...
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Re:Flaw of Averages (2002) by xboxnolifes on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:09PM (#29800556)
He was not, but the usage of the quote in this context implies some relevance to mathematical averaging and it's flaws. If the reasoning is not sound, neither is the usefulness in this context.
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