Sentences with phrase «accurately is next to impossible»

However, we have so little data on the world outside our solar system that estimating the parameters of this formula accurately is next to impossible.

Not exact matches

Although it might be impossible to accurately predict the next economic crisis, it would be wise for all Americans to start preparing their finances for it.

This is for two main reasons; First, what the stock market does over the next few years means little in terms of your long term performance (as we will see in a later example) and second, because it is impossible to accurately predict short term movements in the markets.

From what I can see, estimating trends accurately is very difficult; estimating variability is much harder; and, predicting when and where Nature's hand will fall upon your personal head is next to impossible.