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Re: Cocked hats, again.
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2007 Mar 16, 13:40 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2007 Mar 16, 13:40 -0700
I wrote: > > None of this depends on how the sights are distributed in azimuth. As > long as all three are equally likely to err toward or away, there's a > 25% probability that the true position lies within the triangle. That last sentence is ambiguous, possibly giving the impression that all three must merely have the same (not necessarily 50-50) probability of being toward or away. What I should have said is that *each* of the three must have a 50-50 probability of being toward or away. -- I block messages that contain attachments or HTML. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To unsubscribe, send email to NavList-unsubscribe@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
