Comment on Valve Employee HandbookparentComments−harryh14yA lot of people interpret average as meaning "mean". Really average is a stupid ambiguous word that should never be used. Be clear: say mean or median, but never average.−officemonkey14y>Finally, 50% of any group are below average.Yes, language is ambiguous. However, people arguing over the clarity of the above statement is just nerdy pedantry.−mreid14yI think you meant to say "pedantic nerdery".
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A lot of people interpret average as meaning "mean". Really average is a stupid ambiguous word that should never be used. Be clear: say mean or median, but never average.
>Finally, 50% of any group are below average.
Yes, language is ambiguous. However, people arguing over the clarity of the above statement is just nerdy pedantry.
I think you meant to say "pedantic nerdery".