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minus-squareSpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·5 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”.
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”.