Highly Adv. [scientific Computation] The Preferred Modifier For Overstating An Understatement.

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highly adv.

[scientific computation] The preferred modifier
for overstating an understatement. As in: `highly nonoptimal',
the worst possible way to do something; `highly nontrivial',
either impossible or requiring a major research project; `highly
nonlinear', completely erratic and unpredictable; `highly
nontechnical', drivel written for lusers, oversimplified to
the point of being misleading or incorrect (compare drool-proof paper). In other c

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