Reversion to the Mean / Moon Parallel

“I call this phenomenon of the constant resurfacing of the M-N- sound in the names of Indo-European cultures’ founders, foundation myths and core vocabulary (community, mind, communal, communion, mana, manna, human, monk, mound, moniker, …) Reversion to the Moon (-based metaphor). Reversion to the Mean (‘Mean’ is another M-N- word - signifying something Other shining through a signifier, as the light illuminates the moon) is a phenomenon (as is phenomenon an M-N- word!) in contemporary statistics / data analytics that enables modern neural network computer algorithms to operate.”

Source: The M-N- Sound · Twitter (Tweet 28, Dec 29, 2023)

Brilliantly links “Reversion to the Moon” with the statistical concept “Reversion to the Mean.” Both contain M-N-. The parenthetical noting “phenomenon” is itself an M-N- word is characteristic of the author’s self-aware style.

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