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Discover LudwigThe phrase "double counts" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a situation where something is counted twice, resulting in an inflated or inaccurate tally. You can use this phrase in various contexts, such as: - "Please make sure the inventory is accurate and does not have any double counts." - "The financial report was rejected due to several double counts in the calculations." - "The census data may include double counts of individuals living in multiple households." - "Don't worry about the double counts in the attendance sheet, I will correct them before submitting it." Example: The company's budget was overestimated due to double counts of expenses in different categories.
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The payroll survey's biggest problem is that it systematically double counts workers when they change jobs.
Mick Mulvaney double counts, misunderstands basic economic measures and never regrets a thing.
(Kaiser double counts multitasking, which is one reason that number is so large).
We reject the use of price per megabit per second, which has been widely used, because we show that it double counts speed.
This is because the method chosen allegedly double counts the carbon absorbed by the biofuels during their growth, and omits to count their exhaust pipe CO2 emissions.
(Kaiser double counts time spent multitasking. If a child spends an hour simultaneously watching TV and surfing the Internet, the researchers counted two hours).
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This avoids double counting.
There is double counting.
Units may not be double counted.
The core classes cannot be double counted.
Courses may not be double counted.
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