> Most people don't expect upper bounds, though, when talking about estimations.
What do you mean? If all I know about a number X is that it is an estimate for Y, I would expect X to be an upper bound for Y 50% of the time and a lower bound 50% of the time.
Re:All Our Patent Are Belong To You
by randallsquared on Thursday June 12, 2014 @03:31PM
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...if you don't know which way, it's not a boundary at all.
Most people don't expect upper bounds, though, when talking about estimations. I for one would appreciate a less-than or less-than-or-equal sign when this is truly an upper bound, as it gives me a better idea of what to expect of the actual number of results in relation to the estimation.