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hummingwolf ([personal profile] hummingwolf) wrote2005-11-29 05:25 pm

Word of the Day

Epsilon:
1. n. A small quantity of anything. "The cost is epsilon." 2. adj. Very small, negligible; less than marginal. "We can get this feature for epsilon cost." 3. `within epsilon of': close enough to be indistinguishable for all practical purposes, even closer than being `within delta of'. "That's not what I asked for, but it's within epsilon of what I wanted." Alternatively, it may mean not close enough, but very little is required to get it there: "My program is within epsilon of working."

Alternatively: The latest tropical storm. At least this one seems unlikely to make landfall in Florida--or anywhere else.

Anyone else wondering if we will see a hurricane at Christmas?
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2005-11-30 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah. Most things found in the Jargon File seem to spread to the general public eventually, or at least to the people most active online.