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Re:First Mechanical Gear Found in a Living Creature by dragonwriter on Thursday September 12, 2013 @06:34PM (#6377447)
I think GP used significant in a sense more like "newsworthy", in that, ceteris paribus, the perceived significance of a trait is inversely related to the frequency with which it has been seen in the past.
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Re:First Mechanical Gear Found in a Living Creature by vdaniuk on Friday September 13, 2013 @11:04AM (#6380914)
Yes, thanks, that's exactly what I meant.
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