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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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