RE: Bdst analyse

From: Ian Bearden (bearden@nbi.dk)
Date: Thu Nov 21 2002 - 12:13:18 EST

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    No, Christian, 
It is a cut which excludes the volume which we  do not completely trust.
And I'll thank you not use 'guestimate' to characterize what we do.
Ian

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-brahms-dev-l@bnl.gov [mailto:owner-brahms-dev-l@bnl.gov]On
Behalf Of Christian Holm Christensen
Sent: 20. november 2002 14:34
To: brahms-dev-l@bnl.gov
Subject: Re: Bdst analyse


Hi 

"Claus O. E. Jorgensen" <ekman@nbi.dk> wrote concerning
Bdst analyse [Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:00:38 +0100 (MET)]
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>    - Fiducial cuts?

>From the dictionary: 

  Fiducial Fi*du"cial, a. L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to
     fides faith. See Faith.
     1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.
        ``Fiducial reliance on the promises of God.'' --Hammond.

     2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial
        power. --Spelman.

     Fiducial edge (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the
        alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be
        drawn.

     Fiducial line or point (Math. & Physics.), a line or
        point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or
        scale used for measurements.

  fiducial
     adj 1: relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the
            holding of something in trust for another); "a
            fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity";
            "fiducial power" syn: fiduciary
     2: based on trust

So I guess `fiducial cut' is a cut applied with blind faith, and not
due to reasoning or measurements!?  In essence a `guesstimate'.

Yours, 

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