“As complexity rises, precise statements lose meaning and meaningful statements lose precision.”
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“Precisely correct.”
In response to reporter's question "So when you said 4 million tests, seven weeks ago, you were just talking about tests being sent out, not actually being — being completed?" April 28, 2020
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