Word: zeros
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...mean? Perhaps that a 14-point A- does not contain seven-sixths as many points on a 100-point grading scale as a 12-point B+? The average A- is a 91; the average B+ is an 88. We have to normalize the scales, since an F is worth zero points on Harvard's scale; thus, 60 is the zero point for the 100-point scale. Of course the ratio on this 40-point scale is not correct (test (91-60)/14 against (88-60)/12)--but it wouldn't be with a 13-point A-/B+ assigned...
...first week of my first year's winter (the year Boston received 80-some inches of snow), my starry eyes reflected the snowy pavements. I loved the thought of seasons. Until the snow stayed. And stayed. And the weather dropped below zero. And the prospect of putting on a sweater, coat, gloves, scarf and hat merely to go outside made me never want to leave my dorm again...
...Missile Number Two," the agent intoned, "Zero-Seven-Three-Nine-Seven-Five-Three-Three-Nine-Seven...
...Repeat, Zero-Seven-Three-Seven-Five-Three-Three-Nine-Seven...
...Roger Huey Zero One Zero One. Please instruct passenger to be undressed for arrival. Repeat undressed...