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		davnicwil on April 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Atomic nucleus excited with laser: A breakthrough ... Nominative determinism :-) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism

tomxor on April 29, 2024 [–]

Frequency illusion :-P

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

Aerbil313 on May 1, 2024 | [–]

Not completely. Can't find it now, but there was research cited in the book Alex's Adventures in Numberland showing a real statistical deviation, example: Lawrences' studying Law school more frequently.

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