PS: «Business - as - usual» might not be
the most precise term here, Vaughan: «by inertia» or «all parameters held constant», perhaps?
To use
most precise term: duh.
Not exact matches
Some use of subjective
terms may be warranted in describing the behavior of human beings and perhaps of higher animals to avoid ponderous circumlocutions, but should be avoided in attempts at the
most precise formulations.
For example, many in the UK believed that the 2015 election would yield a hung parliament — even Murr's (2016) citizen forecasters (although in relative
terms the citizen forecaster model was the
most precise).
Most members of the public are probably unaware of the
precise terms of this so - called «new settlement», and are unlikely to be able to make an informed judgement about its merits.
Digitization is the trending
term, describing the 21st century in the
most precise manner as possible.
They may not be
precise in
terms of scale or timing but they are nevertheless useful in identifying where we are in the overall scheme of things and the
most likely direction of future trend.