top | item 32274261 (no title) wbercx | 3 years ago How would you interpret “+/- 10 years”? discuss order hn newest Macha|3 years ago As a margin of error."this tree was planted 200 years ago, +/- 10 years" -> the tree was planted between 190 and 210 years ago."this comet will next be seen in 100 years, +/- 10" -> The comet will visible between 90 and 110 years from now. wbercx|3 years ago Yeah, interesting. In The Netherlands it is commonly used to mean "more or less", or "approximately", unless it is used in formulas. load replies (1) ben174|3 years ago In English, "give or take". simonh|3 years ago +10 years could be interpreted as 10 years in the future, and makes perfect sense in that context, but -10 years for the past seems weird. I'm not sure why. wingerlang|3 years ago I don’t think they are comparable really.10+ years means over ten years.+/- 10 years is an addition/subtraction and making a range.
Macha|3 years ago As a margin of error."this tree was planted 200 years ago, +/- 10 years" -> the tree was planted between 190 and 210 years ago."this comet will next be seen in 100 years, +/- 10" -> The comet will visible between 90 and 110 years from now. wbercx|3 years ago Yeah, interesting. In The Netherlands it is commonly used to mean "more or less", or "approximately", unless it is used in formulas. load replies (1) ben174|3 years ago In English, "give or take".
wbercx|3 years ago Yeah, interesting. In The Netherlands it is commonly used to mean "more or less", or "approximately", unless it is used in formulas. load replies (1)
simonh|3 years ago +10 years could be interpreted as 10 years in the future, and makes perfect sense in that context, but -10 years for the past seems weird. I'm not sure why.
wingerlang|3 years ago I don’t think they are comparable really.10+ years means over ten years.+/- 10 years is an addition/subtraction and making a range.
Macha|3 years ago
"this tree was planted 200 years ago, +/- 10 years" -> the tree was planted between 190 and 210 years ago.
"this comet will next be seen in 100 years, +/- 10" -> The comet will visible between 90 and 110 years from now.
wbercx|3 years ago
ben174|3 years ago
simonh|3 years ago
wingerlang|3 years ago
10+ years means over ten years.
+/- 10 years is an addition/subtraction and making a range.