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While technically correct this is obviously not how people speak. If you ask someone 'what is the percent chance that drinking this glass of water I just got o
by Eisenstein 4y ago
While technically correct this is obviously not how people speak. If you ask someone 'what is the percent chance that drinking this glass of water I just got out of the tap in New York City will kill me within a few seconds?' They would respond '0%', even though by a mathematical definition that is not true.
- ImprobableTruth 4y agoPeople generally consider context for their choice of words. Alongside 100% they were also given options such as 99.9999999%, it's clear that 100% in this case is not just used as "very likely".
- Eisenstein 4y agoI didn't know they were given specific options.