Building Arveno
We could print fake decimals. We label the error instead.
Nothing stops an app from displaying 18.34%. Nothing except honesty about how the number was made.
The short version
- Every method carries error
- False precision is a design choice
- So we made the opposite choice
- Honest numbers compound
Every method carries error
Lab scans, electrical scales, callipers, photos — all of them estimate. The difference between tools is whether they say so.
False precision is a design choice
Two decimal places on an estimate isn't accuracy — it's costume. It borrows the look of science to dodge the questions science would ask.
So we made the opposite choice
Arveno calls its numbers estimates, in the interface, on purpose. A directional read you can trend — never a lab verdict in fancy dress.
Honest numbers compound
An estimate taken the same way every time becomes a trend you can act on. A fake-precise number becomes a disappointment with decimals.