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Fuzzy numbers etc.

Yesterday’s article “Ferry master reckless, court told” incorrectly said a dinghy involved in a harbour accident had a 250-horsepower outboard engine. It was a 25-horsepower motor.

This entry was written by Craig Silverman, posted on April 4, 2008 at 8:00 am, filed under Newspapers and tagged numerical errors, sydney morning herald. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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