What’s worse is the converse—where common language users attempt to redefine a precise term for their own purposes. Mathematicians aren’t confused by ‘perfect numbers,’ but I don’t even know anymore what people mean around here when they use the B word. Maybe nothing interesting?
What’s worse is the converse—where common language users attempt to redefine a precise term for their own purposes. Mathematicians aren’t confused by ‘perfect numbers,’ but I don’t even know anymore what people mean around here when they use the B word. Maybe nothing interesting?
Okay, this is probably a stupid question but: What’s the B word?
“Bayesian.”
Care to share some hypothetical examples of irritating uses of the B word?
Ah. Of course.