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[โ€“] bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It has its use. Comparing numbers? Not so much, unless you are working on a patient with your team as part of your job and all

it's original use was actually clever.

the idea was to compare students by their mental development rather than are to allocate classes.

but it was quickly picked up by race "scientists" to promote eugenics.