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John Tukey Quotes

An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem.
John Tukey

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Scientist Quotes
Category:
American Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
June 16, 1915
Date of Death:
July 26, 2000
Nationality:
American
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