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\centerline{THE COMMON SENSE INFORMATIC SITUATION}
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\itemb Quantitative information is only partially available
\itemb Quantitative computation is infeasible
\itemb Kinds of objects can be identified and related but not defined
\itemb No {\it a priori} bounds on what is relevant
\itemb Must prefer simplest model of known facts
\itemb Objects considered often have only an approximate meaning
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