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by gwray
Thu May 30, 2013 2:48 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Stochastic vs. empirical
Replies: 2
Views: 5252

Stochastic vs. empirical

I agree that stochastic and deterministic are antonyms but I don't think that empirical and stocastic are. I could imagine coducting experiments on a stochastic phenomenon and using statistics to infer empirically a behaviour that I could not deduce from theory
by gwray
Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:07 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: defenestrate
Replies: 9
Views: 11728

defenestrate

most impressive use of the word is in "A Nauseous Nocturne" from Calvin & Hobbes http://bradshawfamily.net/~samuel/comic ... /poems.php
by gwray
Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: bedizen
Replies: 1
Views: 4089

bedizen

Amanda decended the stairs bedizened in sequins to meet her awestruck prom date.
by gwray
Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:00 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: CORONER
Replies: 3
Views: 5349

I have heard that jaywalking is a short way to the coroner.
by gwray
Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:37 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: MEGACHURCH
Replies: 29
Views: 31200

Mega has a more precise meaninag than large when prefixed to a quantity such as megaton or megabyte. There it means one million. In the case of computers it often means 2 raised to a power of 20 which approximates a million.

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