▲ 868 ▼ It'll be ok. Nobody's going to judge you. (media.piefed.world) submitted 1 week ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 103 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yesman@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (8 children) It's not like the regular numbers behave themselves. Have you ever heard a coherent, non-self referential definition of the number 3? permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 child) the only numbers that actually exist are 0 and 1. everything else is a reference to those permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) I can define zero as the absence of 1. But also 1 itself is a reference to the infinitely fractional 0.00...1 and I'd consider that a different number to the whole number 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago that doesn't actually exist in the standard number system; there is no single real number that's immediately next to 0, you can always get closer. some number systems have infinitesimals, but real numbers don't. and any very small real number with a terminating decimal expression is simply the inverse of a very large number, which is simply a long string of 1+1+1+1+1... permalink fedilink source parent [–] gezero@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 week ago (1 child) It's 2 plus 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 9 points 1 week ago (2 children) Oh yeah? Prove it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) 2+1 .. . ... 3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) What do 2 and 1 mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago .. . permalink fedilink source parent [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child) So, take 2 bananas and add 1 banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Define banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) A banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Define "A" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent [–] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children) λ f. λ x. f (f (f x)) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago Succs to succ. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 week ago Half life f(x) confirmed? permalink fedilink source parent [–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (2 children) 3 is a sideways nutsack permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) W is a nutsack getting elaborately crushed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lena@gregtech.eu 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) That is an L actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Well, it's a W in my book. permalink fedilink source parent [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago =3 permalink fedilink source parent [–] anise@awful.systems 9 points 1 week ago (1 child) {{},{{}}} (I think) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 9 points 1 week ago (1 child) That would be 2. 3 would be {{},{{}},{{},{{}}}}. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) is not ø 0, {} 1, {{}} 2 and {{},{{}}} three? or do we not count ø permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) {} is the same as φ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago right, I took {} as {ø} implicitly permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago 3 = . . . permalink fedilink source parent [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Yes. In fact, just earlier today, my buddy Darryl was telling me about a coherent, non-self preferential definition of the number 3. It's not a big deal. People do that stuff all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 week ago 2+1? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 child) the only numbers that actually exist are 0 and 1. everything else is a reference to those permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) I can define zero as the absence of 1. But also 1 itself is a reference to the infinitely fractional 0.00...1 and I'd consider that a different number to the whole number 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago that doesn't actually exist in the standard number system; there is no single real number that's immediately next to 0, you can always get closer. some number systems have infinitesimals, but real numbers don't. and any very small real number with a terminating decimal expression is simply the inverse of a very large number, which is simply a long string of 1+1+1+1+1... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) I can define zero as the absence of 1. But also 1 itself is a reference to the infinitely fractional 0.00...1 and I'd consider that a different number to the whole number 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago that doesn't actually exist in the standard number system; there is no single real number that's immediately next to 0, you can always get closer. some number systems have infinitesimals, but real numbers don't. and any very small real number with a terminating decimal expression is simply the inverse of a very large number, which is simply a long string of 1+1+1+1+1... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago that doesn't actually exist in the standard number system; there is no single real number that's immediately next to 0, you can always get closer. some number systems have infinitesimals, but real numbers don't. and any very small real number with a terminating decimal expression is simply the inverse of a very large number, which is simply a long string of 1+1+1+1+1... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gezero@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 week ago (1 child) It's 2 plus 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 9 points 1 week ago (2 children) Oh yeah? Prove it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) 2+1 .. . ... 3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) What do 2 and 1 mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago .. . permalink fedilink source parent [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child) So, take 2 bananas and add 1 banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Define banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) A banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Define "A" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@retrofed.com 9 points 1 week ago (2 children) Oh yeah? Prove it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) 2+1 .. . ... 3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) What do 2 and 1 mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago .. . permalink fedilink source parent [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child) So, take 2 bananas and add 1 banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Define banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) A banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Define "A" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) 2+1 .. . ... 3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) What do 2 and 1 mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago .. . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) What do 2 and 1 mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago .. . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child) So, take 2 bananas and add 1 banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Define banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) A banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Define "A" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Define banana permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) A banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Define "A" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) A banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@retrofed.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Define "A" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@retrofed.com 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) Define "A" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 1 week ago First letter of the latin alphabet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children) λ f. λ x. f (f (f x)) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago Succs to succ. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 week ago Half life f(x) confirmed? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago Succs to succ. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 week ago Half life f(x) confirmed? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (2 children) 3 is a sideways nutsack permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) W is a nutsack getting elaborately crushed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lena@gregtech.eu 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) That is an L actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Well, it's a W in my book. permalink fedilink source parent [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago =3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) W is a nutsack getting elaborately crushed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lena@gregtech.eu 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) That is an L actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Well, it's a W in my book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lena@gregtech.eu 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) That is an L actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Well, it's a W in my book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Well, it's a W in my book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anise@awful.systems 9 points 1 week ago (1 child) {{},{{}}} (I think) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 9 points 1 week ago (1 child) That would be 2. 3 would be {{},{{}},{{},{{}}}}. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) is not ø 0, {} 1, {{}} 2 and {{},{{}}} three? or do we not count ø permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) {} is the same as φ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago right, I took {} as {ø} implicitly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 9 points 1 week ago (1 child) That would be 2. 3 would be {{},{{}},{{},{{}}}}. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) is not ø 0, {} 1, {{}} 2 and {{},{{}}} three? or do we not count ø permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) {} is the same as φ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago right, I took {} as {ø} implicitly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) is not ø 0, {} 1, {{}} 2 and {{},{{}}} three? or do we not count ø permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) {} is the same as φ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago right, I took {} as {ø} implicitly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) {} is the same as φ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago right, I took {} as {ø} implicitly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anise@awful.systems 1 point 1 week ago right, I took {} as {ø} implicitly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago 3 = . . . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Yes. In fact, just earlier today, my buddy Darryl was telling me about a coherent, non-self preferential definition of the number 3. It's not a big deal. People do that stuff all the time. permalink fedilink source parent