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I learned it in my first year physics course: to a good approximation, accuracy of results = log(log($equipment_cost)).
by thyrsus 15y ago
I learned it in my first year physics course: to a good approximation, accuracy of results = log(log($equipment_cost)).
- jmaygarden 15y agoSo, 100% accuracy cost $10 billion?
- dfranke 15y agoI think what he means is "systematic_error = 1/log(log(equipment_cost))"
- mikeash 15y agoFor best results, purchase all equipment in Zimbabwean dollars.
- swombat 15y agoSounds about right! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider#Cost http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider#Cost > With a budget of 7.5 billion euros (approx. $9bn or £6.19bn as of Jun 2010), the LHC is one of the most expensive scientific instruments ever built. If only they'd put in $1b more, they'd have found that Higgs boson by now.