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How do we decide whether someone is using a word incorrectly, or if we should update our present reality? Another question: are there places where accuracy and
by karaterobot 4y ago
How do we decide whether someone is using a word incorrectly, or if we should update our present reality?
Another question: are there places where accuracy and precision are more important than others? Would an encyclopedia be one of those places? I'll reveal my cards here: I believe so.
- cogitoergofutuo 4y agoI am happy that you brought up accuracy _and_ precision! Somewhat humorously I think a good chunk of the disagreements here come from people treating those concepts interchangeably. Attempts to apply mathematical reasoning to language and interpretation are doomed to fall into similar traps.