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		mcphage on Aug 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How hard is it to get counting right? How is counting not a process of measuring and/or sampling?

dv_dt on Aug 1, 2021 [–]

Counting is just counting. Placing a meaning derived from the direct count is part of a nontrivial measurement or sampling process.

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