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Terms of the Art - Physics vs. Law

Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 11:03 PM EDT

I find it amazing the use of homographic homophones, where words sound alike,
but mean something entirely different based on your profession. We have very
precise definitions, but they are wrong in a different context. And we wonder
why we can't communicate. Yes, science has very specific definitions, but we
are talking to lawyers, we need to speak their language. We are initiating the
conversation because their understanding of their actions is negatively
impacting us. Thank you, PJ, for educating us on how we need to understand
those words.

-- Alma

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Terms of the Art - Physics vs. Law - Authored by: PJ on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 11:19 PM EDT
- Terms of the Art - Physics vs. Law - Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, May 31 2013 @ 01:53 AM EDT
  - Terms of the Art - Physics vs. Law - Authored by: PolR on Friday, May 31 2013 @ 12:17 PM EDT

precision versus accuracy

Authored by: PJ on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 11:17 PM EDT

Here is the article I was remembering. It's long, with my comments interspersed with a Novell reply memo, explaining it, so you have to care, but I wrote it long ago to show how truly complex law is and how many different levels lawyers are working with all the time.

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