Difference between revisions of "Talk:2713: Data Point"
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Kudos to whomever used "datum" in its correct singular form. And also a kudo to the same person for their use of "data" correctly. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.179.3|172.70.179.3]] 12:27, 20 December 2022 (UTC) | Kudos to whomever used "datum" in its correct singular form. And also a kudo to the same person for their use of "data" correctly. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.179.3|172.70.179.3]] 12:27, 20 December 2022 (UTC) | ||
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| + | : Anti-kudos for neglecting the etymology of kudos, ancient Greek κῦδος. In spite of ending in "s" it's a singular noun that means praise. Would a singular kudo be a pray or a prey? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.134.94|172.70.134.94]] 13:14, 20 December 2022 (UTC) | ||
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| + | In the business of quality engineering it's all too common for the lab to be asked to neglect "bad" data points. The method is known as "Test until good." -- "Aha! You finally got one data point that says the stuff's okay. Ship it!" [[Special:Contributions/172.70.134.94|172.70.134.94]] 13:14, 20 December 2022 (UTC) | ||
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My theory: Randall got some interesting patterns drawing stars for the previous Gravity game, and wanted to show us how cool this one looks. 172.69.134.130 10:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
Kudos to whomever used "datum" in its correct singular form. And also a kudo to the same person for their use of "data" correctly. 172.70.179.3 12:27, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
- Anti-kudos for neglecting the etymology of kudos, ancient Greek κῦδος. In spite of ending in "s" it's a singular noun that means praise. Would a singular kudo be a pray or a prey? 172.70.134.94 13:14, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
In the business of quality engineering it's all too common for the lab to be asked to neglect "bad" data points. The method is known as "Test until good." -- "Aha! You finally got one data point that says the stuff's okay. Ship it!" 172.70.134.94 13:14, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
