You know, she was only one factor of ten away. Mathematically, that's a really, really good guess.
I beg to differ. If, in 2066, someone were to be asked "How many years ago was the Battle of Hastings?" and the answer is "100 years" then that's the same order of magnitude in error but a much larger error in its actual magnitude. Scale can be quite deceptive sometimes.You know, she was only one factor of ten away. Mathematically, that's a really, really good guess.
Shhhh we're trying to say nice things for this lady.I beg to differ. If, in 2066, someone were to be asked "How many years ago was the Battle of Hastings?" and the answer is "100 years" then that's the same order of magnitude in error but a much larger error in its actual magnitude. Scale can be quite deceptive sometimes.
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