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Old 03-04-07 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by TrevorInSoCal
Sorry, but that makes no sense at all.

How can the average be "really low"?
Compared to the highest possible, or compared to the person speaking, or...

By definition "the average" is average. Wouldn't "really low" constitute one or two standard deviations below that?
Only if it is understood or made clear that "really low" is meant in comparison to the average, which is evidently not the case here.

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