Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 12:42:09 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@rover.village.org> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@freebsd.org> Cc: dkelly@hiwaay.net, chat@freebsd.org, platforms@freebsd.org Subject: Re: speed test Message-ID: <E0wznne-0002cF-00@rover.village.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 16 Aug 1997 12:05:46 %2B0200." <199708161005.MAA02831@desk.jhs.no_domain> References: <199708161005.MAA02831@desk.jhs.no_domain>
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In message <199708161005.MAA02831@desk.jhs.no_domain> "Julian H. Stacey" writes: : What does "3-sigma" mean in English ? : (I'm English not American, perhaps others were puzzled too ?) Three standard deviations away from the average. Generally used to connote being on the cutting edge. << 1% of the sample space is 3 sigma away from the average. Warner
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