No effect that requires more ...

No effect that requires more than 10 percent accuracy in measurement is worth investigating.
 Walther Nernst

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On examinations: Das Wissen ist der Tad der Forschung. Knowledge is the death of research. Nernst's motto.
 Walther Nernst
One should avoid carrying out an experiment requiring more than 10 per cent accuracy.
 Walther Nernst