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Old 12-27-2011, 08:17 PM
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Maybe one of you is using the defined scientific term "attenuate," while another is using the English word "attentuate."
This also separates the scientist from the lay person. A science major would know how these terms differ, whereas a lay person would assume "attenuation" as used in a journal means "attenuation" as defined in any given dictionary.
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