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mkramlich on July 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Live CERN Higgs Announcement in 20 Mins

> Can someone please explain what 5 sigma signifies?

It means a statistically very very significant number of physicists are getting laid tonight, around the world. ;)

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