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minus-squarebizarroland@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·14 days agoAny circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
minus-squareBalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-213 days agounits? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby! spoiler Rapidly hides from the science professors
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agoPure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
minus-squarewithin_epsilon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoSometimes the units are given cute names like “wiggly waggly units” to make physicists cringe. Acknowledging a unit with cute names when the unit is not important is entertaining.
Any circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
units? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby!
spoiler
Rapidly hides from the science professors
Pure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
Sometimes the units are given cute names like “wiggly waggly units” to make physicists cringe. Acknowledging a unit with cute names when the unit is not important is entertaining.