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Is that a big number?
Impressive numbers are thrown at us by the news every day. They are meant to help us understand, to compare, to evaluate, but in practice they often befuddle rather than enlighten. This entertaining, practical book gives us the tools and tips to decipher the figures, and to enjoy the way numbers ena...
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2635558 |
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| author | Elliott, Andrew |
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| collection | CERN |
| description | Impressive numbers are thrown at us by the news every day. They are meant to help us understand, to compare, to evaluate, but in practice they often befuddle rather than enlighten. This entertaining, practical book gives us the tools and tips to decipher the figures, and to enjoy the way numbers enable us to understand our world. |
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| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publisher | Oxford University Press |
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| spelling | cern-26355582021-04-21T18:43:33Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2635558engElliott, AndrewIs that a big number?Mathematical Physics and MathematicsImpressive numbers are thrown at us by the news every day. They are meant to help us understand, to compare, to evaluate, but in practice they often befuddle rather than enlighten. This entertaining, practical book gives us the tools and tips to decipher the figures, and to enjoy the way numbers enable us to understand our world.Oxford University Pressoai:cds.cern.ch:26355582018 |
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| topic | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics |
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