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social science number: n., // [IBM] A statistic that is content-free, or
nearly so. A measure derived via methods of questionable validity from
data of a dubious and vague nature. Predictively, having a social science
number in hand is seldom much better than nothing, and can be considerably
worse. As a rule, management loves them. See also
numbers, math-out,
pretty pictures.
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