Igon

He ... quotes an expert speaking about an "igon value" (that's eigenvalue, a basic concept in linear algebra). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Had someone noticed, "igon value" could have been switched to "eigenvalue" in time to deny Pinker the mocking bludgeon of the "Igon Value Problem." ❋ Unknown (2009)

So that gave Gladwell -- or his source for the story, or a reader -- seven years to notice the "igon value" error. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This amounts to a ghastly parable for the conscientious writer, for any of you with a semi-obsessive impulse toward using the Internet as a tool to track your reputation, your triumphs, your "igon value" screwups. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the blogger doesn't mention "igon value," doesn't even mention Gladwell. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I wanted "igon value" to be some legitimate alternate spelling. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gladwell's original "igon value" essay appeared in The New Yorker in 2002. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reviewing What The Dog Saw for the New York Times, Pinker slapped Gladwell like this: He ... quotes an expert speaking about an \ "igon value\" (that\'s eigenvalue, a basic concept in linear algebra). ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the first page of Google results for "igon value," you find this blog post. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The new authority S.igon received on August 7 continued the practice of requiring the U.S. Ambassador and a senior S.uth Vietnamese official to approve, personally, each crop-destruction operation. ❋ Buckingham, William A. (1982)

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Phan S. Ngo, a Vietnamese refugee who was airlifted out of S.igon at the end the Vietnam War, has been made deputy police chief, one of four chosen by S.n Jose Police Chief Rob Davis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For those of you who don't know, it's not igon value, but eigenvalue. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Had someone noticed, "igon value" could have been switched to ❋ Unknown (2009)

Igonism is a [prerequisite] to a successful [political] [career] ❋ Ezkeyz (2020)

[Gladwell's] "[Blink]" is basically a [worthless] book because of the Igon Value Problem. ❋ JLG6000 (2009)