Definitions by Aaron of Minneapolis

sixty-eleven 

An unknown but moderately large quantity.

Me: Grandpa, how many of them were there?

Grandpa: *shrug* Sixty-eleven!

sixty-eleven by Aaron of Minneapolis September 7, 2007

% 

Percent; amount per hundred. A concept which many people are somewhat naive about.

Also used in many computer codes for variables, or for encoding special characters in web addresses.

1% = 1/100 = 0.01 ; 100% = 1

Why do some coaches ask you to give it 110%, when 100% is (by definition) the most you can give?

The code for a % sign in a web address is %25.

% by Aaron of Minneapolis August 17, 2007

110% 

A mathematically impossible amount to give (unless you borrow 10% from somewhere).

Coach: "I want you to give 110% out there!"

110% by Aaron of Minneapolis August 17, 2007

° 

"Degrees"; the "degree" sign. Commonly used in temperatures, angles, and geographical coordinates, it can typed on a PC by hitting Alt-0176 (using the numeric keypad), and its HTML code is °. I wouldn't be surprised if someone's used it in a job advertisement before.

It was 92°F (33°C) outside today.

There are 360° in a circle.

Hlp wntd, PT/FT, $8-12/hr, no ° req.

° by Aaron of Minneapolis August 11, 2007

gamma tester 

A user of new software or equipment, who must deal with the bugs that were not eliminated in beta testing.

(Derivation: Gamma is the next Greek letter after alpha and beta.)

I'm going to wait a while before getting Windows Vista; I remember the problems people had with XP and Service Pack 2 when they came out, and I don't want to be a gamma tester.

gamma tester by Aaron of Minneapolis February 1, 2007