In other words, what engineers do every day as they try to figure out how the heck to apply a scientific theory to the real world ;-) [see my sig]
Dan R Allen wrote: > What is a SWAG? I don't recognize the acronymn. --JWR > > Larry: > Scientific wild- _ _ _ guess. > > There are other meanings, as well, but that's the primary > one in most common use. > > Dan: > Thanks Larry, that's the one I was using. > The "Scientific" is meant to imply that the person making the SWAG is > basing it on some valid data that doesn't extend far enough to make the > SWAG a serious prediction - it's a confidence level thing. > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we don’t want a world of engineers.” – Sir Winston Churchill (1950) Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ${list_promo}
