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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>microLenat</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../M.html" title="M"/><link rel="previous" href="microfortnight.html" title="microfortnight"/><link rel="next" href="microReid.html" title="microReid"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">microLenat</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="microfortnight.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">M</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="microReid.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="microLenat"/><dt xmlns="" id="microLenat"><b>microLenat</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/mi:`<60>kroh<6F>len'<27>@t/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> The unit of <a href="../B/bogosity.html"><i class="glossterm">bogosity</i></a>. Abbreviated <20>L
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or mL in ASCII Consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for
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everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was
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promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a
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<a href="../T/tenured-graduate-student.html"><i class="glossterm">tenured graduate student</i></a> at CMU. Doug had failed
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the student on an important exam because the student gave only “<span class="quote">AI is
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bogus</span>” as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally
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considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some
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of Doug's friends argue that <span class="emphasis"><em>of course</em></span> a microLenat is
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bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested
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that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the
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