Christine Garrahan wrote:
> I would like some clarification, or maybe a nod in the direction of a
> framework, if such a thing exists - how does one determine a success
> rate for magical workings?
>
> For example, if a magical working has to be repeated every day for a
> fortnight before the intended result is seen, do you conclude that the
> first thirteen times were failures, or do you look at the process as a
> whole? If a magical working results in a success straight away, do you
> consider it highly potent (or to quote Professor McGonagle, do you
> chalk it up to "sheer dumb luck"?) How many repetitions must one
> perform before some sort of statistics emerge? Or is this a vague sort
> of "science," due to the uniqueness of each situation?
>
> -Christine
>
This isn't a practitioners oriented list. This is for academic discussions.
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