[Phys-L] Re: Interesting quotation about percentages

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 07:00 PM 4/29/2005, you wrote:
> Hello to the list--
>
> I came across this very interesting quotation by Edward Denison--
>
> "Three percent exceeds 2 percent by 50 percent, not by 1 percent".
>
> I hope that you enjoy it.
>
> Carl Gaither

Rendered literally, this becomes..

0.03 in 1.0 exceeds 0.02 in 1.0  by 0.5  in 1.0 not by 0.01 in 1.0

...and is much less convincing.



Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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