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The problem is that the editor (and you probably) didn't understand the idea of significant figures.
by kccqzy 2y ago
The problem is that the editor (and you probably) didn't understand the idea of significant figures.
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- jakewins 2y agoRespectfully the argument you’re responding to is clearly just saying: the level of outrage feigned here over translating the mileage specs and not rounding is out of proportion. Continuing the thread with rude pedantry is not adding anything useful to the conversation.
- Larrikin 2y agoI think you don't understand significant figures if you think they matter in a press announcement.
- jameshart 2y agoThere is a huge difference between the claim of ‘this battery technology will allow a range of up to about 600 miles’ and ‘this battery technology will allow a range of up to 621 miles’ The former invites you to imagine that the actual Mileage will vary depending on other factors in the car design. The latter suggests some inherent theoretical limit caused by this technology that makes 621 miles into an absolute best case range. Which of these two do you think the original author of the claim was trying to communicate?
- imtringued 2y agoOk it has a range of six hectomiles. Happy?