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jasonlulu_2000



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:32 am    Post subject: a problem Reply with quote

And there are as many ways to do it as there are countries, the United Nations recently discovered at a four-day conference attended by number-happy scientists from 55 countries.

What does "number-happy" mean in this case?
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:43 am    Post subject: Re: a problem Reply with quote

jasonlulu_2000 wrote:
What does "number-happy" mean in this case?
XXXX-happy means the person is very focused and concerned with XXXX.
In this case, "number-happy" means the scientists are focused on numerical facts and statistics. They will probably bring lots of powerpoint slides with charts and graphs.
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