minus-squareSpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyz•I just cited myself.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 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”. linkfedilink
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”.