fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoI just cited myself.mander.xyzimagemessage-square229fedilinkarrow-up1513arrow-down130
arrow-up1483arrow-down1imageI just cited myself.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square229fedilink
minus-squareSpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·3 months agoI recall an anecdote about a mathematician being asked to clarify precisely what he meant by “a close approximation to three”. After thinking for a moment, he replied “any real number other than three”.
I recall an anecdote about a mathematician being asked to clarify precisely what he meant by “a close approximation to three”. After thinking for a moment, he replied “any real number other than three”.