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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:40 pm
I won't bore you with the definition, as I expect most of you already know it. At least I hope so.
What's interesting about this one is its roots. It's not originally closely connected with math. It actually comes from the shipping world and first meant the losses incurred due to damage in transit.
I haven't looked it up, but I suspect that it is also related to the Russian word for accident, avariya.
What's interesting about this one is its roots. It's not originally closely connected with math. It actually comes from the shipping world and first meant the losses incurred due to damage in transit.
I haven't looked it up, but I suspect that it is also related to the Russian word for accident, avariya.