Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 15:00:33 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Warner Losh <imp@rover.village.org> Cc: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@FreeBSD.ORG>, dkelly@hiwaay.net, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, platforms@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: speed test Message-ID: <19970817150033.65486@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <E0wznne-0002cF-00@rover.village.org>; from Warner Losh on Sat, Aug 16, 1997 at 12:42:09PM -0600 References: <199708161005.MAA02831@desk.jhs.no_domain> <E0wznne-0002cF-00@rover.village.org>
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On Sat, Aug 16, 1997 at 12:42:09PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > 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. That's a rather arbitary interpretation, isn't it? What about the trailing edge? Greg
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