http://polynomial.me.uk/2010/01/27/fractals-in-science-engineering-and-finance-roughness-and-beauty/ Are we functioning properly? Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://polynomial.me.uk/2010/01/27/fractals-in-science-engineering-and-finance-roughness-and-beauty/#comment-730 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:39:16 +0000 http://polynomial.me.uk/?p=3060#comment-730 [...] The statistical method shows the facts in the light of the ideal average but does not give us a picture of their empirical reality. While reflecting an indisputable aspect of reality, it can falsify the actual truth in a most misleading way. This is particularly true of theories which are based on statistics. The distinctive thing about real facts, however, is their individuality. Not to put too fine a point on it, one could say that the real picture consists of nothing but exceptions to the rule, and that, in consequence, absolute reality has predominantly the character of irregularity. [...]

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