Hofstadter's law

固有名詞

The self-referential adage that a task always takes longer than expected, even when Hofstadter's law is taken into account.

日本語の意味

タスクは予想以上に常に長い時間がかかるという自己言及的な格言。

We thought we'd allowed enough time, but Hofstadter's law kicked in and the project still ran over schedule.

十分な時間を見積もったつもりだったが、ホフスタッターの法則が働いてプロジェクトはそれでも予定を超過した。

意味（1）

The self-referential adage that a task always takes longer than expected, even when Hofstadter's law is taken into account.