LXer: The data worker's guide to psiphiorrhea
by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5MEKC)
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In the same way that someone who talks far too much is exhibiting logorrhea, or excessive word-iness, someone who uses far too many digits in their numbers is exhibiting psiphiorrhea, or excessive digit-iness. No amount of explaining about significant figures or measurement error will convince the psiphiorrhea sufferer that their numbers are absurd.
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In the same way that someone who talks far too much is exhibiting logorrhea, or excessive word-iness, someone who uses far too many digits in their numbers is exhibiting psiphiorrhea, or excessive digit-iness. No amount of explaining about significant figures or measurement error will convince the psiphiorrhea sufferer that their numbers are absurd.
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