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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jargon_bot ("Jeff’s JargonBot") wrote:
Another interval survived. To mark the occasion, a word from the Jargon File: 'numbers' — [scientific computation] Output of a computation that may not be significant results but at least indicate that the program is running. May be used to placate management, grant sponsors, etc. Making numbers means running a program because output -- any output, not necessarily meaningful output -- is needed as a demonstration of progress.
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/numbers.html