[Way OT] [R] Size of R user base

David Whiting david.whiting at ncl.ac.uk
Tue Apr 20 10:12:28 CEST 2004


Jason Turner <jasont at indigoindustrial.co.nz> writes:

And the Huli of Papua New Guinea use '15' to mean a very large number
and '15 times 15 samting (something)' to mean something close to
infinity.


> Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> > My preference goes with the numbering scheme attributed to a tribe on some
> > island in the Pacific which consists of a 'factor' with four levels: 'one',
> > 'two', 'three', and 'lots'.
> 
> Australia.  I've been there.  Nice place.  ;)
> 
> Jason
> (who is an Australian)

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David Whiting
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania




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