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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts) Wed Jun 5, 2013, 02:50 PM Jun 2013

Sorry, Haters: 'Derp' is a Useful Term, and It's Here to Stay

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http://www.businessinsider.com/sorry-haters-derp-isnt-going-away-2013-6

Sorry, Haters: 'Derp' is a Useful Term, and It's Here to Stay

By Josh Barro, June 5, 2013, 10:15 am

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But now we have a rigorous definition of derp, thanks to Prof. Noah Smith. Turns out that derp is actually a Bayesian probability concept:

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Sorry, Haters: 'Derp' is a Useful Term, and It's Here to Stay (Original Post) Hissyspit Jun 2013 OP

Excellent. I needed a word for this: Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #1

Buzz Clik

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1. Excellent. I needed a word for this:

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Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:02 PM

Jun 2013

English has no word for "the constant, repetitive reiteration of strong priors". Yet it is a well-known phenomenon in the world of punditry, debate, and public affairs. On Twitter, we call it "derp".

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