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Now a difference of 10 per cent in hits, under conditions in which the hits were about 10 per cent of the maximum, would mean, roughly speaking, the difference between 10 hits and 9 hits in a given length of time, or a difference between 90 misses and 91 misses; a difference in errors made of a little more than 1 per cent The conclusion to be drawn is too obvious to be stated.

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  1. transitive verb To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail.
  2. transitive verb To reach with or as if with a blow: The bullet hit the police officer in the shoulder.
  3. transitive verb To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.
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  • It's not often that a new name hits science fiction with two stories like this one and "What Have I Done?" —  BETTER TO HAVE LOVED
  • That's five hits, which is more than Michael Spinks proved able to absorb from Mike Tyson in 1988. —  Dawg Sports
  • The ironic twist about these "hits" - they're actually "great" games. —  PSP World
  • One of the hits was a big one, as Troy Tulowitzki led off the fifth with a home run to left for the game's first run.
  • He didn't have all that many more hits .. nor did his hits were all that bigger than the rest of stars of his era. —  NAACHGAANA
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