Everyone chucks around the word "Rare" or even "Ultra Rare" when they're trying to sell their Oakleys. It's quite annoying at times (I know @Dallas O Hog hates it...and I know he's not alone!!)
What is your definition of "Rare" when it comes to referring specifically to Oakleys?
I see it more in terms of "absolute numbers" of an item. But then, how rare is "rare"?
Also, which is considered rarer? A limited edition run of 100 pieces out of 10,000 "publicly released" versions, or 500 pieces out of 1 million released?
P.S. This is how the Oxford Dictionary defines "RARE". And it doesn't talk about "incidence" (e.g. <1/1000 or 1/1500). And it also defines "rare" as being "qualitative" c.f. 1.2 - "unusually good or remarkable".
ADJECTIVE (rarest, rarer)
1 (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often. e.g. ‘a rare genetic disorder’.
What is your definition of "Rare" when it comes to referring specifically to Oakleys?
I see it more in terms of "absolute numbers" of an item. But then, how rare is "rare"?
Also, which is considered rarer? A limited edition run of 100 pieces out of 10,000 "publicly released" versions, or 500 pieces out of 1 million released?
P.S. This is how the Oxford Dictionary defines "RARE". And it doesn't talk about "incidence" (e.g. <1/1000 or 1/1500). And it also defines "rare" as being "qualitative" c.f. 1.2 - "unusually good or remarkable".
ADJECTIVE (rarest, rarer)
1 (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often. e.g. ‘a rare genetic disorder’.
with infinitive ‘it's rare to see a house so little altered’
1.1 (of a thing) not found in large numbers and so of interest or value. e.g. ‘one of Britain's rarest birds, the honey buzzard
1.2 Unusually good or remarkable. e.g. ‘he plays with rare sensitivity’
