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Author Kernighan, Brian W., author.

Title Millions, billions, zillions : defending yourself in a world of too many numbers / Brian W. Kernighan.

Publication Info. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  512.788 KERNIGHAN    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Getting started -- Millions, billions, zillions -- Big numbers -- Mega, giga, tera, and beyond -- Units -- Dimensionality -- Milestones -- Specious precision -- Lies, damned lies, and statistics -- Graphical trickery -- Bias -- Arithmetic -- Estimation -- Self defense.
Subject Numbers, Complex.
Data mining.
Data mining. (OCoLC)fst00887946
Numbers, Complex. (OCoLC)fst01041230
Daten. (DE-588)4135391-2
Kontrolle. (DE-588)4032312-2
ISBN 0691182779 (hardcover)
9780691182773 (hardcover)
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