mythical number

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythical_number

Max Singer "The Vitality of Mythical Numbers" (1971)
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/public_interest/detail/the-vitality-of-mythical-numbers
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/storage/app/uploads/public/58e/1a4/b24/58e1a4b24b3ba747100680.pdf

Peter Reuter "The (Continued) Vitality of Mythical Numbers" (1984)
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/public_interest/detail/the-continued-vitality-of-mythical-numbers
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/storage/app/uploads/public/58e/1a4/9c8/58e1a49c8da9b267147729.pdf

Jack Shafer "The (Ongoing) Vitality of Mythical Numbers. Does ID Theft Really Cost $48 Billion a Year?" (2006)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/06/the-ongoing-vitality-of-mythical-numbers.html