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Solar modules deployed in France in 1992 still provide 75.9% of original output power (www.pv-magazine.com)
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[–] FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's less confusing if you think of 70 and 90 as separate words without trying to analyze what their constituting words mean.

But etymologically, sure, it makes no sense.