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A playful, pseudo‑philosophical extension of pataphysics (the science of imaginary solutions) to statistics. It studies statistical laws that do not exist, data that cannot be collected, and correlations that are meaningful only in an imaginary world. Statistical pataphysics is a critique of statistical overreach: it invents ridiculous metrics (e.g., the “Average Number of Unicorns per Urban Park”) to show that not every quantity is worth measuring. It is a tool of creative resistance against statistical hegemony.
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