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A Mathematician's Lament by moultano
No mathematician in the world would bother making these senseless distinctions: 2 1/2 is a “mixed number,” while 5/2 is an “improper fraction.” They’re equal for crying out loud. They are the same exact numbers, and have the same exact properties. Who uses such words outside of fourth grade?
posted 9 months ago in math, psychology ( 31 views | 9 jaas | 3 saves | reply )
This is one of the best things I have read in quite a while. Makes me want to go back and really explore math again. Thank you for this!
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by joe
save it! we're getting some really nice posts in /math , let's keep it up.
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