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\r\n\r\nIn Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science<\/em><\/a>, Robert Bates amusingly notes that \u201cunique, like pregnant and dead, is an absolute: it cannot be more or less.\u201d \u201cUnique\u201d means \u201cbeing the only one of its kind\u201d; \u201cperfect\u201d means \u201cwithout flaw.\u201d Professors reading of \u201ca unique insight\u201d or \u201ca perfect software package\u201d could correctly challenge these absolutes\u2014i.e., the insight would certainly parallel others, and the software package could certainly be improved. By definition, uniqueness and perfection are so rare in scientific contexts that the concepts are best avoided in formal writing. And if you dare to refer to something as \u201cperfectly unique,\u201d keep an aspirin handy for your professor.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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In Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science<\/em><\/a>, Robert Bates amusingly notes that \u201cunique, like pregnant and dead, is an absolute: it cannot be more or less.\u201d \u201cUnique\u201d means \u201cbeing the only one of its kind\u201d; \u201cperfect\u201d means \u201cwithout flaw.\u201d Professors reading of \u201ca unique insight\u201d or \u201ca perfect software package\u201d could correctly challenge these absolutes\u2014i.e., the insight would certainly parallel others, and the software package could certainly be improved. By definition, uniqueness and perfection are so rare in scientific contexts that the concepts are best avoided in formal writing. And if you dare to refer to something as \u201cperfectly unique,\u201d keep an aspirin handy for your professor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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