But, of course, when it comes to pursuing the truth, it is not the quantity of information that counts but its quality.

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Considering the quantity of information it holds, he wrote it in an amazingly short amount of time, and a reader can feel how fully he was possessed by his project, and how much fun he found the job to be.

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"You've got computers taking advantage of the sheer quantity of information available, and they can make enormous amounts of money if they buy and sell quickly enough, " says Rauch.

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It is not just the quantity of technological information available, but its diversity as well.

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Buyers already have cameras that can scan bar codes and provide both the quantity and quality of information that result in rational pricing and informed decision-making.

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When talking about news portals, Ms Ribbans pointed out that errors and problems in terms of speed and quantity of the published information do occur and that they should not be denied, but instead be corrected as soon as possible, since this has a significant impact on the trust the readership has in the media.

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They were commonly used for trade, and could contain information about the origin or quantity of goods.

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And the quantity of such data has exploded: more than 80% of a typical company's information is now unstructured, according to some estimates.

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