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Re: [uom-ontology-std] Uncertainty in quantities

To: Pat Hayes <phayes@xxxxxxx>
Cc: uom-ontology-std <uom-ontology-std@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Joe Collins <joseph.collins@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:23:39 -0400
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Pat Hayes wrote:
> As for the whole of theoretical physics being 'garbage in' 
> which only 'looks good on a marquee', I guess that comment places your 
> position firmly out in left field as far as I am concerned.    (01)

This is not an opinion I hold.    (02)

A typical model that predicts an unknown state does so as a function of a known 
state, i.e., unknown_state = Model(known_state).    (03)

The phrase 'garbage in, garbage out' refers to inputs and outputs, and does not 
refer to the quality of Model.    (04)

R/jbc
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