• xor@anarchist.nexus
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            2 months ago

            there are a variety of ways to express any mathematical idea… i.e. there are a variety of mathematical languages

            usually referred to as different notations.

            even when there are language barriers, a good translator can still express an idea in another language… math is not a language, but you do kinda need to learn another language to understand it

      • Venator@lemmy.nz
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        2 months ago

        I think the main reason it’s hard to understand is it’s missing context that’s not important to the joke: whatever n is in this context…