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Re:The Best iPhone by Macha on Friday July 29, 2022 @06:41AM (#32275298)
As a margin of error.

"this tree was planted 200 years ago, +/- 10 years" -> the tree was planted between 190 and 210 years ago.

"this comet will next be seen in 100 years, +/- 10" -> The comet will visible between 90 and 110 years from now.

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Re:The Best iPhone by wbercx on Friday July 29, 2022 @08:34AM (#32276087)
Yeah, interesting. In The Netherlands it is commonly used to mean "more or less", or "approximately", unless it is used in formulas.
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Re:The Best iPhone by davidbanham on Friday July 29, 2022 @09:10AM (#32276350)
For “approximately 10 years” I would note it as ~10. Native Australian English speaker.
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Re:The Best iPhone by ben174 on Saturday July 30, 2022 @09:12AM (#32286517)
In English, "give or take".
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