Complete Definition of "number games"

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Noun
number games

  1. idiom The use of inappropriate statistics to reflect a desired result (usually misleading, or omitting critical assumptions.)

#:1980, United States, Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production, Omnibus Geothermal Energy Legislation - page 159 - This sounds like we are playing number games, and I wonder if 20000 megawatts is a realistic guess.

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